Two new families with hereditary essential chin myoclonus: Clinical features, neurophysiological findings and treatment

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-103

  Devetag Chalaupka, F ^a   Bartholini, F ^a   Mandich, G ^a   Turro, M ^a  

^a S Maria del Prato Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant; Botulinum toxin; Brainstem; Chin myoclonus; Neurophysiological studies

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CLONAZEPAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EYELID REFLEX; FACE MUSCLE; HEREDITARY ESSENTIAL CHIN MYOCLONUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOCLONUS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PENETRANCE; PHENOTYPE; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; THENAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCLONUS; PEDIGREE;

EID: 33745615439     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0607-x     Document Type: Article

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