Anti-basal ganglia antibodies in patients with atypical dystonia and tics: A prospective study

Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 156-158

  Edwards, M J ^a   Trikouli, E ^a   Martino, D ^a,b   Bozi, M ^a   Dale, R C ^a,c   Church, A J ^a   Schrag, A ^a   Lees, A J ^a   Quinn, N P ^a   Giovannoni, G ^a   Bhatia, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BASAL GANGLION ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL DYSTONIA; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIC;

EID: 3242665120     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000131900.71337.C7     Document Type: Article

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