[Familial periodic ataxia with myokymia sensitive to acetazolamide: a family case]. / Ataxia periódica familiar con mioquimia sensible a acetazolamida: presentación de una familia.
Rev Neurol
; 25(148): 1925-7, 1997 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Acetazolamide responsive hereditary paroxysmal cerebellar ataxia with myokymia is a type of autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia which locus was found to be linked to the short arm of chromosome 12 and the etiology is unknown. CLINICAL CASE A 12 years-old man who suffered from childhood daily episodes of sudden attacks sport induced with giddiness, ataxia and dysarthria for minutes. The familial history shows the same clinical findings in three generations. Intercritical general neurologic evaluation is otherwise normal. The following tests were performed with normalresults:
Biochemistry, electroencephalogram, cerebral magnetic resonance imaging. The electromyography showed myokymic discharges. The patient's symptoms improve on treatment with acetazolamide immediately.CONCLUSIONS:
Acetazolamide responsive hereditary paroxysmal cerebellar ataxia with myokymia needs to think on it to be diagnosed. No typical complementary test (electromyography exception) induces to base diagnosis in the clinical findings, the familial history and the fast clinical improvement after starting treatment with acetazolamide.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Periodicidad
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Ataxia Cerebelosa
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Fasciculación
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Acetazolamida
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Anticonvulsivantes
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Neurol
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article