Intrathecal baclofen in the treatment of dystonic storm
β Scribed by Arif Dalvi; Stanley Fahn; Blair Ford
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 253 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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β¦ Synopsis
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration is a complication of malignancies characterized by truncal and appendicular ataxia, dysarthria, and nystagmus. The pathologic hallmark of the dis-A videotape accompanies this article.
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