Musician's Dystonia: an Opinion on Novel Treatment Strategies

Overview

Journal Front Neurosci

Date 2024 Apr 25

PMID 38660229

Authors

Joy Grifoni

Valeria Crispiatico

Anna Castagna

Angelo Quartarone

Rosa Maria Converti

Marina Ramella

Giuseppe Granata

Riccardo Di Iorio

Alfredo Brancucci

Gabriela Bevacqua

Marco Pagani

Teresa LAbbate

Karolina Armonaite

Luca Paulon

Franca Tecchio

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Citing Articles

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Grifoni J, Crispiatico V, Castagna A, Converti R, Ramella M, Quartarone A Front Netw Physiol. 2025; 4:1508592.

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