Paroxysmal choreoathetosis in a patient with idiopathic basal ganglia calcification, chorea, and dystonia
β Scribed by C. Klein; P. Vieregge; D. Kompf
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 400 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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