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Electrophysiology in Functional Movement Disorders: An Update Cover

Electrophysiology in Functional Movement Disorders: An Update

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Volume 13 (2023): Issue 1
By: Nitish Kamble and  Pramod Kumar Pal  
Open Access
|Dec 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.793 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 24, 2023
Accepted on: Dec 2, 2023
Published on: Dec 26, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Bereitschaftspotential,
Electromyography,
Electrophysiology,
Functional dystonia,
Functional myoclonus,
Functional tremors,
Transcranial magnetic stimulation

© 2023 Nitish Kamble, Pramod Kumar Pal, published by Ubiquity Press
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