Familial Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Choreoathetosis: An Electrophysiologic and Genotypic Analysis
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familial paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis
a 14-year old boy was presented with q rare form ofmovement-induced drop attacks, which was also present in his father. 17jis case was, therefore, labeled as familial paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsia
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0013-9580,1528-1167
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00801.x