Effect of vitamin E supplementation in patients with ataxia with vitamin E deficiency

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 477-481

  Gabsi, S ^a   Gouider Khouja, N ^a   Belal, S ^a   Fki, M ^b   Kefi, M ^a   Turki, I ^a   Ben Hamida, M ^a   Kayden, H ^c   Mebazaa, R ^b   Hentati, F ^a  

^a Institut National de Neurologie Tunisia   (Tunisia)

^b LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Treatment; Vitamin E; Vitamin E deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ADULT; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SURAL NERVE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0035726073     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2001.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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