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Acetazolamide responsive hereditary paroxysmal ataxia
Author(s) -
Friedman J. H.,
Hollmann P. A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870020110
Subject(s) - acetazolamide , ataxia , medicine , action (physics) , pediatrics , neuroscience , psychology , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics
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.