Ataxia induced by small amounts of alcohol

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 370-373

  Setta, F ^a   Jacquy, J ^b   Hildebrand, J ^c   Manto, M U ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi   (Belgium)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cerebellum; Hypermetria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EYELID CLOSURE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR; WRIST;

EID: 0031681272     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.3.370     Document Type: Article

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