Coexisting idiopathic cervical dystonia and primary vaginismus:A case report

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 443-445

  Bertolasi, Laura ^a   Frasson, Emma ^b   Bottanelli, Mara ^a   Vicentini, Silvana ^a   Didonè, Giuseppe ^b   Graziottin, Alessandra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Riva Ospedale   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ANUS; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARM; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSTONIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERYTHEMA; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LETTER; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MYOGRAPHY; NECK MUSCLE; PAIN; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; VAGINA; VAGINISM; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOGRAPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; TORTICOLLIS; VAGINISMUS;

EID: 41149164072     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0630-3     Document Type: Letter

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