PALATAL MYOCLONUS TREATED WITH 5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN AND A DECARBOXYLASE-INHIBITOR
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 55 (3) , 251-253
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1977.tb05644.x
Abstract
A case of palatal myoclonus successfully treated with the combination of 5‐hydroxytryptophan and a pheripheral decarboxylase‐inhibitor is described.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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