Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 478-481 , August 2010

Botulinum toxin type A in simple motor tics: Short-term and long-term treatment-effects

Received 21 May 2009 ,Revised 3 November 2009 ,Accepted 23 November 2009.

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☆ The review of this paper was entirely handled by an Associate Editor, Vincenzo Bonifati.

PII: S1353-8020(09)00288-0

doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2009.11.011

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 478-481 , August 2010

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