International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale for pharmacological assessment of the cerebellar syndrome

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-211

  Trouillas, P ^a   Takayanagi, T ^b   Hallett, M ^c   Currier, R D ^d   Subramony, S H ^d   Wessel, K ^e   Bryer, A ^f   Diener, H C ^g   Massaquoi, S ^c   Gomez, C M ^h   Coutinho, P ⁱ   Hamida, M Ben ^j   Campanella, G ^k   Filla, A ^k   Schut, L ^l   Timann, D ^g   Honnorat, J ^a   Nighoghossian, N ^a   Manyam, B ^m  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

ⁱ HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^j Institut National de Neurologie Tunisia   (Tunisia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^l United Hospital Pain Center   (United States)

^m SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

cerebellar ataxia; controlled double blind drug placebo studies; cooperative international trials; rating scale; World Federation of Neurology

Indexed keywords

ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW;

EID: 0030939011     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(96)00231-6     Document Type: Article

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