Blepharospasm in association with a lower pontine lesion

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 476-478

  Aramideh, M ^a   Ongerboer De Visser, B W ^a   Holstege, G ^b   Majoie, C B L M ^a   Speelman, J D ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 9044228778     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.2.476     Document Type: Article

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