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Paradoxical aggravation of paroxysmal dystonia during chronic treatment with phenobarbital in a genetic rodent model.
European journal of pharmacology - 2 Jun 2000
Richter A, Löscher W
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies in mutant hamsters (dt(sz)), an animal model of primary paroxysmal dystonia, indicated that altered function of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic system plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of dystonia. In the present study, dt(sz) hamsters were chronically treated with phenobarbital, which has been found to exert antidystonic effects in mutant hamsters after acute administration. In...
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