Can we treat respiratory failure in Friedreich ataxia?

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1030-1033

  Botez, M I ^a   Mayer, Pierre ^a   Bellemare, François ^a   Couture, Jacques ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; AMANTADINE; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 0030755853     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1997.00550200086015     Document Type: Article

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