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Feb 2024
13m 42s

Blepharoclonus in Parkinsonism

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
About this episode

Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Jason Margolesky about the frequency of blepharoclonus in Parkinson disease and atypical Parkinsonian disorders to explore whether this clinical phenomenology may be useful in the evaluation and diagnosis of patients with Parkinsonism.

Read the related article in Neurology: Clinical Practice

Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.

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