Are dopa-responsive dystonia and Parkinson’s disease related disorders? A case report
✍ Scribed by Carsten Eggers; Alexander E. Volk; Deniz Kahraman; Gereon R. Fink; Barbara Leube; Matthias Schmidt; Lars Timmermann
- Book ID
- 116821097
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 343 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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