Dystonic tics, in contrast to clonic tics, are relatively slow and temporarily sustained twisting, pulling, or squeezing movements producing briefly maintained abnormal postures. Because dystonic tics often present diagnostic difficulties, we studied these motor tics in 156 patients with Tourette's
Tardive dystonia in patients with Tourette's syndrome
โ Scribed by Dr. Sanjay K. Singh; Joseph Jankovic
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 458 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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