## Abstract The pathophysiology of dystonia is incompletely understood. Unlike many other focal dystonias, cervical dystonia, a frequent dystonia leading to twisting of the head, does not appear to be related to overuse or acquisition of a demanding motor skill. Here, we report development of taskโ
How task specific is task specific dystonia?
โ Scribed by Zeuner, K.E.; Volkmann, J.
- Book ID
- 122151855
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 125
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1388-2457
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