Isolated facial myorhythmia

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-38

  Tan, Eng King ^a,b,c   Chan, Ling Ling ^a   Lo, Yew Long ^a,b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b National Neuroscience Institute   (Singapore)

^c Singapore Health Services   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dopaminergic dysfunction; Facial myorhythmia; Muscle contraction

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACE MUSCLE; FACIE MYORHYTHMIA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; THALAMUS;

AGED; BRAIN; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACE; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 33845466675     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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