Palatal tremor in childhood: Clinical and therapeutic considerations

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 982-984

  Campistol Plana, J ^a   Majumdar, A ^b   Fernandez Alvarez E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIRACETAM;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; ONSET AGE; PALATE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SOFT PALATE; TREMOR;

CHILD; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PALATE, SOFT; PIRACETAM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751081505     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162206002155     Document Type: Article

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