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Treatment with Oral ATP decreases alternating hemiplegia of childhood with de novo ATP1A3 Mutation.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 4 May 2016
Ju Jun, Hirose Shinichi, Shi Xiu-Yu, Ishii Atsushi, Hu Lin-Yan, Zou Li-Ping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood is an intractable neurological disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of alternating hemiplegia accompanied by other paroxysmal symptoms. Recent research has identified mutations in the ATP1A3 gene as the underlying cause. Adenosine-5'-triphosphate has a vasodilatory effect, can enhance muscle strength and physical performance, and was hypothesized to improve...
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