Chronic facial twitches: When tracers reveal their status

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Siclari, F ^a   Prior, J O ^a   Orcurto, V ^a   Maeder, P ^a   Rossetti, A O ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ictal; Positron emission tomography; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

CLOBAZAM; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC FACIAL TWITCH; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MUSCLE TWITCH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TIC DISORDERS;

EID: 67651246885     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02712.x     Document Type: Letter

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