Generalized myoclonus as a prominent symptom in a patient with FTLD-TDP

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1681-1683

  Pail, Martin ^a,b   Matej, Radoslav ^c,d   Husarova, Ivica ^a,b   Rektorova, Irena ^a,b  

^a ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c FAKULTNÍ THOMAYEROVA NEMOCNICE   (Czech Republic)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; TAR DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AGED; APATHY; ATAXIC APHASIA; AUTOPSY; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MYOCLONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TDP 43 PROTEINOPATHY;

AGED; BRAIN; FATAL OUTCOME; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCLONUS;

EID: 84878822906     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-013-6942-y     Document Type: Letter

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