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Paroxysmal dystonic head tremor
Author(s) -
Hughes Andrew J.,
Lees Andrew J.,
Marsden C. David
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870060118
Subject(s) - dystonia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , head (geology) , essential tremor , psychology , neuroscience , psychiatry , biology , paleontology
Two patients with paroxysmal attacks of “no–no” direction head tremor and mild torticollis are described. One of them had the characteristic features of paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis and responded well to clonazepam.