Response of Motor Complications in Cockayne Syndrome to Carbidopa-Levodopa
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Response of motor complications in Cockayne syndrome to carbidopa-levodopa.
BACKGROUND Gait difficulties, tremors, and coordination difficulties are common features of Cockayne syndrome that are consequences of leukodystrophy, cerebellar atrophy, and demyelinating neuropathy, but no pharmacotherapy for these disabling symptoms is available. OBJECTIVE To determine whether carbidopa-levodopa relieves tremors and other motor complications of Cockayne syndrome. DESIGN ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.65.8.1117