Dystonia in childhood: Clinical and objective measures and functional implications

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 340-350

  Pavone, Larissa ^a   Burton, Justin ^a   Gaebler Spira, Deborah ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dystonia; hypertonia; kinematics; rating scales

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BARRY ALBRIGHT DYSTONIA SCALE; BURKE FAHN MARSDEN MOVEMENT SCALE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSTONIA; GAIT; GLOBAL DYSTONIA RATING SCALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYPERSALIVATION; KINEMATICS; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT DISORDER CHILDHOOD RATING SCALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RIGIDITY; SPASTICITY; SPEECH; SWALLOWING; UNIFIED DYSTONIA RATING SCALE; VALIDITY; WALKING;

BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; DYSTONIA; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84873694068     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812444312     Document Type: Article

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