Effect of 4-aminopyridine on gravity dependence and neural integrator function in patients with idiopathic downbeat nystagmus

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 258, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 618-622

  Sander, T ^a   Sprenger, A ^a   Marti, S ^b   Naumann, T ^a   Straumann, D ^b   Helmchen, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aminopyridines; Central eye movement disorder; Cerebellum; Downbeat nystagmus; Oscillopsia

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA REFLEX; GRAVITY; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS;

EID: 79953823194     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5806-y     Document Type: Article

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