Hyperventilation-induced painful tonic spasms secondary to a structural lesion of the pons

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 618-619

  Prashantha, Devarahalli Krishnamurthy ^a   Pal, Pramod Kumar ^a   Bharath, Rose Dawn ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Hemibody spasm; Hyperventilation; Paroxysmal

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INTRACRANIAL TUBERCULOMA; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN INJURIES; CARBAMAZEPINE; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PONS; SPASM;

EID: 77958150169     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2010.07.005     Document Type: Letter

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