Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia: Cortical or non-cortical origin
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عنوان ژورنال: Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1353-8020
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.03.006