Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia type I: Multimodal electrophysiological study and comparison between SCA1 and SCA2 patients

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 45-53

  Perretti, A ^a   Santoro, L ^a   Lanzillo, B ^b   Filla, A ^a   De Michele, G ^a   Barbieri, F ^a   Martino, G ^a   Ragno, M ^c   Cocozza, S ^a   Caruso, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c Universita' degli Studi di Napoli F ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

dominant ataxia; evoked potentials; magnetic cortical stimulation; nerve conduction; spinocerebellar degeneration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030272725     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00140-2     Document Type: Article

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