Familial neuralgia of occipital and intermedius nerves in a Chinese family

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 497-500

  Wang, Yu ^a   Yu, Chuan Yong ^a   Huang, Lin ^a   Riederer, Franz ^b   Ettlin, Dominik ^b  

^a Epilepsy and Headache Group   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant inheritance; Familial syndrome; Inheritance patterns; Nervus intermedius neuralgia; Occipital neuralgia; X linked dominant Inheritance

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVUS INTERMEDIUS NEURALGIA; NEURALGIA; OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURALGIA; OCCIPITAL BONE; PEDIGREE; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 81855185486     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-011-0350-4     Document Type: Article

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