Benign paroxysmal torticollis of infancy: Diagnosis and clinical evolution of six patients;Torcicolo paroxístico benigno da infância: Diagnóstico e evolução clínica de seis pacientes

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 3 B, 2006, Pages 845-848

  Casella, Laís Borba ^a,b,f   Casella, Erasmo Barbante ^a,c   Baldacci, Evandro Roberto ^a,d,e   Ramos, José Lauro Araújo ^a,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b University Cidade de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Departamento de Pediatria da FMUSP

^e UNIVERSIDADE METROPOLITANA DE SANTOS   (Brazil)

^f NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benign; Infancy; Paroxysmal; Torticollis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 33750280746     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000500025     Document Type: Article

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