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. 2019 Oct 23;6(8):729-730.
doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12834. eCollection 2019 Nov.

The Spectrum of Movement Disorders in 18-p Deletion Syndrome

Lydia Vela-Desojo  1 , Ana Rojo-Sebastian  2 , Manuel Baron-Rubio  1 , Dolors Badenes  3
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The Spectrum of Movement Disorders in 18-p Deletion Syndrome

Lydia Vela-Desojo et al. Mov Disord Clin Pract. .
No abstract available

Keywords: 18‐p deletion; dystonia; jerky dystonia; pallidal DBS.

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The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest relevant to this work.

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Figure 1
Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. The axial T2 FLAIR sequence shows bilateral white matter hyperintensities in frontal and parietal areas (patient 2).
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