Transient improvement of spinocerebellar ataxia with zolpidem [5]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 351, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 511-512

  Clauss, Ralf ^a   Sathekge, Mike ^b   Nel, Wally ^c  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Pollock Park Family Practice   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; IMIDAZOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ZOLPIDEM; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; BALANCE DISORDER; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TENDON REFLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; MIDDLE AGED; SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; BRAIN; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIDINES; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 3342931170     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200407293510522     Document Type: Letter

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