Gabapentin in orthostatic tremor: Results of a doubleblind crossover with placebo in four patients

Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 880-882

  Onofrj, Marco ^a   Thomas, A ^b   Paci, C ^b   D'Andreamatteo, G ^b  

^a Clinica Neurologica   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; PRIMIDONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMNOLENCE; STANDING; TREMOR;

EID: 0031752716     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.51.3.880     Document Type: Article

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