Beneficial effect of alcohol in hereditary cerebellar ataxia with myoclonus (Progressive myoclonic ataxia): Report of two siblings

Movement Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 751-752

  Jain, Shailendra ^a   Tamer, S K ^a   Hiran, Subodh ^a  

^a JLN Hospital & Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYOCLONUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CEREBELLUM; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCLONUS; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATIONS;

EID: 0029823801     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870110629     Document Type: Article

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