How long does it take to diagnose cervical dystonia?

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 335, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 72-74

  Tiderington, Evan ^a   Goodman, Emily M ^a   Rosen, Ami R ^a   Hapner, Edie R ^b   Johns III, Michael M ^b   Evatt, Marian L ^a   Freeman, Alan ^a   Factor, Stewart ^a   Jinnah, H A ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical dystonia; Cohort studies; Diagnosis; Dystonia; Movement disorder; Torticollis

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL DYSTONIA; CHIROPRACTOR; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOCRINOLOGIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGIST; NEUROSURGEON; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; RHEUMATOLOGY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CERVICAL DYSTONIA; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS; DYSTONIA; MOVEMENT DISORDER; TORTICOLLIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TORTICOLLIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888135384     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.08.028     Document Type: Article

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