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Acetazolamide responsive hereditary paroxysmal ataxia

✍ Scribed by Dr. J. H. Friedman; P. A. Hollmann

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
347 KB
Volume
2
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-3185

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✦ Synopsis

The fourteenth family with an apparently autosomal dominant paroxysmal ataxia is described. As in the seven families described since 1978, acetazolamide completely cured the attacks. A possible mechanism of action of acetazolamide is discussed.

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