Fronto-striatal dysfunction in type 3 familial cortical myoclonic tremor epilepsy occurring during aging

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2714-2719

  Magnin, Eloi ^a,b   Vidailhet, Marie ^a   Ryff, Ilham ^a   Ferreira, Sabrina ^a   Labauge, Pierre ^c,d,e   Rumbach, Lucien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^b University Hospital of Besançon   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d INSTITUT DU CERVEAU ET DE LA MOELLE ÉPINIÈRE   (France)

^e MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dopamine; FCMTE3; Parkinsonian syndrome

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; EEG ABNORMALITY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FAMILIAL CORTICAL MYOCLONIC TREMOR WITH EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CORPUS STRIATUM; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84872120182     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6575-6     Document Type: Article

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