A Japanese case of fragile-X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS)

Internal Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1205-1208

  Ishii, Kazuhiro ^a   Hosaka, Ai ^a   Adachi, Kaori ^b   Nanba, Eiji ^b   Tamaoka, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Fragile x mental retardation 1 (FMR1); Fragile X associated tremor ataxia syndrome (FXTAS); Middle cerebellar peduncles (MCP); Premutation; Tremor

Indexed keywords

AROTINOLOL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; PRIMIDONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPANESE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSORY SYSTEM; TREMOR;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATAXIA; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; TREMOR;

EID: 77954013262     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.49.3258     Document Type: Article

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