Fahr's disease presenting with paroxysmal non-kinesigenic dyskinesia: A case report

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-71

  Alemdar, Murat ^a   Selek, Alev ^a   Işeri, Pervin ^a   Efendi, Hüsnü ^a   Komsuoǧlu, Sezer Şener ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fahr's disease; Oxcarbazepine; Paroxysmal non kinesigenic dyskinesia

Indexed keywords

OXCARBAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSKINESIA; FAHR DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHOREA; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38349165030     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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