Age at onset as a factor in determining the phenotype of primary torsion dystonia

Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1423-1426

  O'Riordan, S ^a   Raymond, D ^d   Lynch, T ^b   Saunders Pullman, R ^d   Bressman, S B ^d   Daly, L ^c   Hutchinson, M ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; DYSPHONIA; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSION DYSTONIA;

EID: 7044272333     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000142035.26034.C2     Document Type: Article

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