Unilateral myokymia of the tongue after radiation therapy for cervical nodal melanoma

Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 122-125

  Richardson, Randal C ^a,b,c   Weiss, Michael D ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiation; Tonguemyokymia,melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MELANOMA; MYOKYMIA; NECK TUMOR; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TONGUE; BRAIN TUMOR; FASCICULATION; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METASTASIS; NECK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FASCICULATION; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; NECK; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 65549097791     PISSN: 15220443     EISSN: 15371611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CND.0b013e318190313f     Document Type: Article

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