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The inherited episodic ataxias: how well do we understand the disease mechanisms?
The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry - 1 Feb 2001
Kullmann D M, Rea R, Spauschus A, Jouvenceau A
Abstract excerpt
The past few years have seen the elucidation of several neurological diseases caused by inherited mutations of ion channels. In contrast to many other types of genetic disorders, the "channelopathies" can be studied with high precision by applying electrophysiological methods. This review evaluates the success of this approach in explaining the mechanisms of two forms of episodic ataxia that are known to be...
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