Clinical, biochemical, and physiological features distinguishing myoclonus responsive to 5-hydroxytryptophan, tryptophan with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, and clonazepam.

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Published in Brain on September 01, 1977

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D Chadwick, M Hallett, R Harris, P Jenner, E H Reynolds, C D Marsden

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