Validating an Ataxia Functional Composite Scale in spinocerebellar ataxia

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 136-139

  Assadi, Mitra ^a   Leone, Paola ^a   Veloski, J Jon ^b   Schwartzman, Robert J ^c   Janson, Christopher G ^a   Campellone, Joseph V ^a  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Clinical assessment; SCA

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BUSPIRONE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 40849119870     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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