Unusual position-sensitive jaw tremor responsive to botulinum toxin

Movement Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 277-278

  Tarsy, Daniel ^a   Ro, Susie I ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Jaw tremor; Tremor

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW OPENING REFLEX; JAW TREMOR; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREMOR;

AGED; BOTULINUM TOXINS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; JAW DISEASES; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

EID: 33644958046     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.20737     Document Type: Article

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