Progressive ataxia and palatal tremor (PAPT): Clinical and MRI assessment with review of palatal tremors

Brain

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1252-1268

  Samuel, Michael ^a,d   Torun, Nurhan ^a,b   Tuite, Paul J ^c   Sharpe, James A ^b   Lang, Anthony E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eye movement; Palatal tremor; Progressive ataxia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXANDER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; CANADA; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DARK DENTATE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFERIOR OLIVE; INTERNUCLEAR OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PARKINSONISM; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE ATAXIA AND PALATAL TREMOR; PUBLICATION; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SYMPTOM; TREMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; PALATAL MUSCLES; PALATE, SOFT; SYNDROME; TREMOR;

EID: 2942568159     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awh137     Document Type: Article

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