Gestural automatisms during syncope related to cervical malignancy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 566-568

  Gasparini, Sara ^a,b   Ferlazzo, Edoardo ^a,b   Cianci, Vittoria ^a,b   Leonardi, Cinzia Grazia ^a,b   Vazzana, Francesco ^a,b   Africa, Emilio ^c   Garozzo, Aldo ^a   Aguglia, Umberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b Regional Epilepsy Centre   (Italy)

^c BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bimanual automatisms; Neck tumor; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GESTURAL AUTOMATISM; HAND TREMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NECK TUMOR; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHARYNX CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYNCOPE;

AGED; AUTOMATISM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; NECK; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SYNCOPE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79952734751     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.12.016     Document Type: Article

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