Neurophysiological clinical study of 70 patients with type 2 spinocerebellar ataxia;Estudio clinico-neurofisiologico de 70 enfermos con ataxia espinocerebelosa tipo 2

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-115

  Velazquez L ^a   Medina, E ^a   Alvarez A ^a   Santos, N ^a   Garcia R ^a   Oliveros, N ^a   Paneque, N ^a  

^a NONE   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Cuban ataxia; Electrophysiology; Type 2 spinocerebellar ataxia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; DYSARTHRIA; DYSMETRIA; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CUBA; DISEASE COURSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUBA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DYSARTHRIA; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PREVALENCE; REFLEX, STRETCH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; WALKING;

EID: 0034673006     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3002.99597     Document Type: Article

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