Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 168-172 , March 2003

Paroxysmal dyskinesias in childhood

  • Giovanna Zorzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico “C. Besta”, Milano, Italy
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  • Chiara Conti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico “C. Besta”, Milano, Italy
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  • Anna Erba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico “C. Besta”, Milano, Italy
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  • Tiziana Granata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico “C. Besta”, Milano, Italy
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  • Lucia Angelini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico “C. Besta”, Milano, Italy
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  • Nardo Nardocci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Nardocci; Department of Child Neurology; Istituto Nazionale Neurologico “Carlo Besta”; Via Celoria 11; 20133 Milano, Italy
    • Department of Child Neurology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico “C. Besta”, Milano, Italy

Received 7 March 2002 ,Accepted 22 August 2002.

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PII: S0887-8994(02)00512-X

doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00512-X

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 168-172 , March 2003

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