## Abstract Primary dystonia is a disorder of movement for which no consistent pathophysiology has been identified; in the absence of evidence to the contrary, it is assumed to be cognitively benign. We have studied a clinically heterogeneous group of 14 patients with primary dystonia on a battery
Re: Executive cognitive deficits in primary dystonia
โ Scribed by Drake D. Duane
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 41 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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