Autosomal dominant cortical tremor, myoclonus, and epilepsy: Is the origin in the cerebellum? Editorial

Cerebellum

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-146

  Striano, Pasquale ^a   Louis, Elan D ^b   Manto, Mario ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CEREBELLUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EEG ABNORMALITY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREMOR;

CEREBELLUM; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MYOCLONUS; TREMOR;

EID: 84880656926     PISSN: 14734222     EISSN: 14734230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12311-012-0419-x     Document Type: Editorial

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