Peripheral myoclonus and muscle hypertrophy of quadriceps revealing a spinal dysraphism

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 716-717

  Gouider Khouja, N ^a   Gabsi Gherairi, S ^a  

^a Institut National de Neurologie Tunisia   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN;

ACHILLES REFLEX; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPLASIA; LEG DISEASE; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYELOGRAPHY; MYOCLONUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TENDON REFLEX; THIGH; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MYOCLONUS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 70350139826     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2009.02.008     Document Type: Letter

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