Pediatric Neurology
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 190-198 , September 2001

Basal ganglia dysfunction in Tourette’s syndrome: a new hypothesis

  • Jonathan W Mink, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurology, Anatomy & Neurobiology, and Pediatrics; Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Mink; Departments of Neurology, Anatomy & Neurobiology, and Pediatrics; Washington University School of Medicine; Box 8111; 660 S. Euclid Ave.; St. Louis, MO 63110

Received 12 July 2000 ,Accepted 20 February 2001.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 190-198 , September 2001

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