Anterior and posterior sagittal shift in cervical dystonia: A clinical and electromyographic study, including a new EMG approach of the longus colli muscle

Movement Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2409-2414

  Flowers, Joanna M ^a   Hicklin, Lucy A ^a   Marion, Marie Helene ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Cervical dystonia; Double chin posture; Goose neck posture; Longus colli; Sagittal shift

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; MALE; MEIGE SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; BOTULINUM TOXINS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MEIGE SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; NECK MUSCLES; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81955167904     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.23905     Document Type: Article

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