Paroxysmal dyskinesia with interictal myoclonus and dystonia: A report of two cases

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 250-252

  De Grandis, Elisa ^a,b   Mir, Pablo ^a,c   Edwards, Mark J ^a   Quinn, Niall P ^a   Bhatia, Kailash P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dystonia.; Exercise induced; Kinesigenic; Myoclonus; Myoclonus dystonia; Paroxysmal dyskinesias

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LEVODOPA; OXAZEPAM; PROPRANOLOL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSKINESIA; DYSTONIA; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAROXYSMAL DYSKINESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHILD; CHOREA; DYSTONIA; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCLONUS;

EID: 41449106743     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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