Primary focal dystonia - A disease of brain and mind: Motor and psychiatric manifestations have a common neurobiological basis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1059-

  Ron, Maria A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY; BLEPHAROSPASM; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; FOCAL DYSTONIA; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROBIOLOGY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ORBITAL CORTEX; PANIC; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

BRAIN DISEASES; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 70349653653     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.174508     Document Type: Editorial

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