Echocardiogram revealed diffuse hypokinesis, dilatation of left ventricular cavity, and thinning of left ventricular wall. Ejection fraction was decreased to 49%. Cardiac muscle biopsy demonstrated hypertrophied cardiomyocyte and interstitial fibrosis of left ventricle. A gastrocnemius muscle biopsy
Cervical dystonia as a presenting symptom of Parkinson's disease
✍ Scribed by Spiridon Papapetropoulos; Carlos Singer
- Book ID
- 116820225
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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