Dr. Fasano and Dr. Valadas contributed equally to this work.
Research Article
Psychogenic facial movement disorders: Clinical features and associated conditions†‡
Article first published online: 2 OCT 2012
DOI: 10.1002/mds.25190
Copyright © 2012 Movement Disorder Society
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Fasano, A., Valadas, A., Bhatia, K. P., Prashanth, L.K., Lang, A. E., Munhoz, R. P., Morgante, F., Tarsy, D., Duker, A. P., Girlanda, P., Bentivoglio, A. R. and Espay, A. J. (2012), Psychogenic facial movement disorders: Clinical features and associated conditions. Mov. Disord., 27: 1544–1551. doi: 10.1002/mds.25190
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Relevant conflicts of interest/financial disclosures: Nothing to report.
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Full financial disclosures and author roles may be found in the online version of this article.
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Dr. Fasano and Dr. Valadas contributed equally to this work.
Publication History
- Issue published online: 18 OCT 2012
- Article first published online: 2 OCT 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 3 AUG 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 23 JUL 2012
- Manuscript Received: 7 FEB 2012
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