Cortical myoclonus masquerading as spinal myoclonus
✍ Scribed by Ana Lucia Rosso; James Pitágoras de Mattos; Denise Hack Nicaretta; Marcia Waddington Cruz; Ismar Fernandes Filho; Sergio Novis
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 248 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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