Beevor’s sign in Myotonic Dystrophy type 1: do we need to check in every neuromuscular patient?

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  • Davood Fathi MD PhD Ellen & Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Shahriar Nafissi MD

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https://doi.org/10.17161/rrnmf.v2i4.15470

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Beevor's sign, myotonic dystrophy type 1, facioscapulohumeral dystrophy

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  • Shahriar Nafissi MD

    Neurology Department, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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2021-09-17

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Vol. 2 No. 4 (2021)

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Fathi, D., & Nafissi, S. (2021). Beevor’s sign in Myotonic Dystrophy type 1: do we need to check in every neuromuscular patient?. RRNMF Neuromuscular Journal, 2(4), 33-35. https://doi.org/10.17161/rrnmf.v2i4.15470