Friedreich's ataxia with retained tendon reflexes: Molecular genetics, clinical neurophysiology, and magnetic resonance imaging

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 118-121

  Klockgether, T ^a   Zuhlke C ^b   Schulz, J B ^a   Burk K ^a   Fetter, M ^a   Dittmann, H ^a   Skalej, M ^a   Dichgans, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 9; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; TENDON REFLEX;

EID: 0029990713     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.1.118     Document Type: Article

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