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[The varied etiologies of childhood-onset dystonia].
Revue neurologique - 1 Apr 2002
Roubertie A, Rivier F, Humbertclaude V, Tuffery S, Cavalier L, Cheminal R, Coubes P, Echenne B
Abstract excerpt
Dystonia is not uncommon in childhood, and identification of its etiology is an ultimate aim in the clinical evaluation of dystonia. Advances in neuroimaging, recent identification of gene or loci implicated in dystonic syndromes, and characterisation of new pathological entities (creatine deficiency, biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease) enlarge our understanding of childhood dystonia, and expend its...
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