Hyperexcitable blink reflex preceding the diagnosis of neuroblastoma

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 665-667

  Ramadan, Mohamed ^a   Whalen, Bonny ^b   De Santes, Kenneth ^b,c  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Dopamine; Neuroblastoma; Opsoclonus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXCITABILITY; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MYOCLONUS; NEUROBLASTOMA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPSOCLONUS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; URINALYSIS;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; BLINKING; CATECHOLAMINES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOPAMINE; GANGLIONEUROBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; REMISSION INDUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 5344219701     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000140657.96085.65     Document Type: Article

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