Improvement of ataxia in cortical cerebellar atrophy with the drug gabapentin [2]

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 225-226

  Gazulla, José ^a   Errea, José ^b   Benavente, Isabel ^a   Tordesillas, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; GABAPENTIN;

ATAXIA; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GAIT; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ACETIC ACIDS; AMINES; ATAXIA; ATROPHY; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0141532971     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002826-200309000-00003     Document Type: Letter

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