A case of chronic recurrent cerebellar ataxia responding to steroid therapy

Brain and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-85

  Ichikawa, Kazushi ^a   Kikuchi, Masako ^a   Takeshita, Saoko ^a   Nezu, Atsuo ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute cerebeller ataxia; Cerebellitis; Episodic ataxia; Glutamate receptor 2 antibody; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Paraneoplastic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CREATINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR DELTA2 ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZONISAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL LESION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELAPSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STEROID THERAPY; TREMOR;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57349195093     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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