Secondary cervical dystonia in iatrogenic hypoparathyroidism associated with extensive brain calcifications

Functional Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 165-167

  Mancini, Francesca ^a   Zangaglia, Roberta ^a   Cristina, Silvano ^a   Tassorelli, Cristina ^a   Uggetti, Carla ^a   Nappi, Giuseppe ^a,b   Pacchetti, Claudio ^a  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain calcifications; Cervical dystonia; Hypoparathyroidism

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BOTULINUM TOXIN B; CALCIUM; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OROFACIAL DYSKINESIA; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TETANY; THYROIDECTOMY; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

BRAIN DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 37849188393     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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