Psychomotor improvement from dog-ownership in MELAS syndrome

Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 269-272

  Finsterer, J ^a   Stollberger C ^a  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dogs; Mitochondrial diseases; Neuromuscular diseases

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PANTOPRAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DOG; EPILEPSY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MENTAL CAPACITY; OBJECT RELATION; PET ANIMAL; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SEIZURE; WASTING SYNDROME; WEAKNESS; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 76649113441     PISSN: 03933660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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