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 the initial presentation of Huntington's disease
β Scribed by Tetsuo Ashizawa; Joseph Jankovic
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 327 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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