Augmented startle responses in opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome

Brain and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-338

  Yonekawa, Takahiro ^a   Saito, Yoshiaki ^a   Sakuma, Hiroshi ^a   Sugai, Kenji ^a   Shimizu, Yuko ^a   Inagaki, Masumi ^a   Sasaki, Masayuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome; Startle response

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDAZOLAM; PREDNISOLONE; THIOPENTAL;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; EYELID REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; OPSOCLONUS; OPSOCLONUS MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; PONS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STARTLE REFLEX; SYMPTOM; TEGMENTUM;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; BLINKING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OPSOCLONUS-MYOCLONUS SYNDROME; PONS; RETICULAR FORMATION; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 79952313422     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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