Severe generalized dystonia due to postradiotherapy cerebral calcifications;Dystonie généralisée sévère liée à des calcifications cérébrales postradiques

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 477-480

  Chanson, J B ^a   Anheim, M ^a   Lagha Boukbiza, O ^a   Fleury, M ^a   Sellal, F ^b   Tranchant, C ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

^b Pasteur Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia calcifications; Cranial irradiation; Generalized dystonia

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; TETRABENAZINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; CRANIOTOMY; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CALCINOSIS; CHILD; CLONAZEPAM; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; RADIOTHERAPY; TETRABENAZINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

EID: 46049113523     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2008.02.030     Document Type: Article

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