Executive functioning in patients with blepharospasm in comparison with patients with hemifacial spasm

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-15

  Dias, Fernando Machado Vilhena ^a   Doyle, Flávia C P ^a   Kummer, Arthur ^a   Cardoso, Francisco ^a   Caramelli, Paulo ^a   Teixeira, Antônio Lúcio ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Department of Neurologia ^*

Author keywords

Blefarospam; Dystonia; Executive function; Hemifacial spasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 66149182702     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2009000100004     Document Type: Article

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