Tremor-Like Myoclonus Associated with Klinefelter Syndrome in a Child

Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2016; 14(03): 133-134
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1586727

Letter to the Editor

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Authors

Domitille Gras

¹Département de Neuropédiatrie, Hôpital Robert Debré, AP-HP, Paris, France
Elodie Hainque

²Unité de Neurophysiologie, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, Paris, France
Jennifer Fabre-Teste

³Département de Génétique, Hôpital Robert Debré, AP-HP, Paris, France
Emmanuelle Apartis

²Unité de Neurophysiologie, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, Paris, France
Emmanuel Roze

⁴Département de Neurologie, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, AP-HP, Paris, France

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