Effects of 4-aminopyridine on nystagmus and vestibulo-ocular reflex in ataxia-telangiectasia

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2728-2735

  Shaikh, Aasef G ^a   Marti, Sarah ^b   Tarnutzer, Alexander A ^b   Palla, Antonella ^b   Crawford, Thomas O ^c   Zee, David S ^c   Straumann, Dominik ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Eye movements; GABA; Gaze holding; Integrator

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; ATAXIC GAIT; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMETRIA; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; GAZE; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULAR NYSTAGMUS; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ADULT; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; REFLEX, VESTIBULO-OCULAR; ROTATION; TIME FACTORS; TORSO; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

EID: 84889596851     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-013-7046-4     Document Type: Article

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