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Thalamocortical Connectivity Correlates with Phenotypic Variability in Dystonia.
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) - 1 Sept 2015
Vo An, Sako Wataru, Niethammer Martin, Carbon Maren, Bressman Susan B, Uluğ Aziz M, Eidelberg David
Abstract excerpt
Dystonia is a brain disorder characterized by abnormal involuntary movements without defining neuropathological changes. The disease is often inherited as an autosomal-dominant trait with incomplete penetrance. Individuals with dystonia, whether inherited or sporadic, exhibit striking phenotypic variability, with marked differences in the somatic distribution and severity of clinical manifestations. In the...
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