## Abstract We report the clinical and molecular features of a family with focal hand dystonia caused by DYT1 mutation. Four members of a family who underwent thalamotomy showed a marked and sustained therapeutic benefit that lasted for up to 12 years without recurrence of dystonia or any significa
Focal hand dystonia in a patient with PANK2 mutation
β Scribed by Sun J. Chung; Jae-Hong Lee; Myoung C. Lee; Han-Wook Yoo; Gu-Hwan Kim
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 73 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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