There is a stern therapeutic challenge for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) that has not yet been met. The lack of randomized, controlled trials and negative outcomes from the vast majority of studies make it impossible to set therapeutic standards, or to give clear recommendations. We review pr
Current and future treatments in progressive supranuclear palsy
โ Scribed by Irene van Balken; Irene Litvan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 724 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1092-8480
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