Myotonia and flaccid dysarthria in patients with adult onset myotonic dystrophy

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1480-1482

  De Swart, B J M ^a   Van Engelen, B G M ^a   Van De Kerkhof, J P B M ^b   Maassen, B A M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOTONIA; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIA; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 4644344042     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.032151     Document Type: Article

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