A case of secondary dystonia responding to levodopa

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 780-781

  Bernard, Geneviève ^a   Vanasse, Michel ^b   Chouinard, Sylvain ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia lesions; Levodopa; Secondary dystonia

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA; LEVODOPA; TETRABENAZINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MUSCLE CRAMP; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

BASAL GANGLIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOPAMINE AGENTS; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952922721     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809346847     Document Type: Article

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