Acetazolamide improves neurotological abnormalities in a family with episodic ataxia type 2 (EA-2) [6]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 232-234

  Harno, Hanna ^a,d   Hirvonen, Timo ^a   Kaunisto, Mari A ^b   Aalto, Heikki ^a   Levo, Hilla ^a   Isotalo, Elina ^a   Somer, Hannu ^a   Kallela, Mikko ^a   Palotie, Aarno ^b,c   Wessman, Maija ^b   Färkkilä, Markus ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HUCH Institute/Terkko   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL P TYPE;

ADULT; ATAXIA; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG RESPONSE; EPISODIC ATAXIA TYPE 2; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FATIGUE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MIGRAINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CEREBELLUM; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 19; DIZZINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; PEDIGREE; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10744222740     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-004-0299-1     Document Type: Letter

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