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Myorhythmia: A Quantitative Study of Synchrony and Rhythmicity Between the Head and Upper Limbs Cover

Myorhythmia: A Quantitative Study of Synchrony and Rhythmicity Between the Head and Upper Limbs

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Volume 15 (2025): Issue 1
By: Mahmoud ElkhoolyORCID,  Ahmad ElkouziORCID and  Rodger J. ElbleORCID  
Open Access
|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.986 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
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Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 9, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 20, 2025
Published on: Apr 1, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
myorhythmia,
tremor,
multiple sclerosis,
accelerometry,
brain stem,
cerebellum

© 2025 Mahmoud Elkhooly, Ahmad Elkouzi, Rodger J. Elble, published by Ubiquity Press
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