Clonazepam and botulinum toxin for the treatment of alien limb phenomenon

Neurologist

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-108

  Haq, Ihtsham U ^a   Malaty, Irene A ^a   Okun, Michael S ^a   Jacobson, Charles E ^a   Fernandez, Hubert H ^a   Rodriguez, Ramon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien limb; Botulinum toxin; Case report; Clonazepam; Dystonia

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CLONAZEPAM;

ADOLESCENT; ALIEN LIMB SYNDROME; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ALIEN HAND SYNDROME; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BRAIN; CLONAZEPAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949473838     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e3181a0d670     Document Type: Article

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