Myelopathy as a complication of cervical dystonia [1]

Movement Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 726-727

  Spitz, Mariana ^a   Goncalves, Lilian ^a   Silveira, Laura ^a   Barbosa, Egberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; BABINSKI REFLEX; BLEPHAROSPASM; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSTONIA; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE SCINTISCANNING; TENDON REFLEX; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 33646900154     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.20836     Document Type: Letter

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