## Abstract Hyperekplexia is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by excessive startle responses followed by a temporary generalized stiffness. The startle response is generated in the medial bulbopontine reticular formation in the lower brainstem. The pulse generator of horizontal saccadic
Saccadic eye movement dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease
β Scribed by William A. Fletcher; Dr James A. Sharpe
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 796 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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