With the recent report of mutations in the calcium channel gene CACNA1A in two families with episodic ataxia type 2, we investigated a patient with nonfamilial episodic vertigo and ataxia responsive to acetazolamide for similar mutations. Singlestrand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis of exo
Sporadic acetazolamide-responsive episodic ataxia
β Scribed by Astrid Thomas; Marco Onofrj
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 409 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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