Pathological yawning as a presenting symptom of brain stem ischaemia in two patients

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 98-100

  Cattaneo, Luigi ^a   Cucurachi, L ^a   Chierici, E ^a   Pavesi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGICAL YAWNING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YAWNING;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YAWNING;

EID: 29644438058     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.075267     Document Type: Article

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