Asian over-representation among patients with hemifacial spasm compared to patients with cranial-cervical dystonia

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 298, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 61-63

  Wu, Yuncheng ^a,b   Davidson, Anthony L ^b   Pan, Tianhong ^b   Jankovic, Joseph ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian; Cranial dystonia; Ethnicity race; Hemifacial spasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMORBIDITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TEXAS; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 77958153300     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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