Why do some Friedreich's ataxia patients retain tendon reflexes? A clinical, neurophysiological and molecular study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 246, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 353-357

  Coppola, Giovanni ^c   De Michele, Giuseppe ^c   Cavalcanti, Francesca ^a   Pianese, Luigi ^a   Perretti, Anna ^a   Santoro, Lucio ^a   Vita, Giuseppe ^b   Toscano, Antonio ^b   Amboni, Marianna ^c   Grimaldi, Giacinta ^a   Salvatore, Elena ^a   Caruso, Giuseppe ^c   Filla, Alessandro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c Department of Neurology Policlinico Universitatio University of Messina ^*

Author keywords

Friedreich's ataxia; GAA expansion; Retained tendon reflexes; Sensory action potentials; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLELE; AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TENDON REFLEX; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 0032977978     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050362     Document Type: Article

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