Familial periodic ataxia responsive to flunarizine.
A ten-year-old boy is reported who presented with periodic ataxia. The diagnosis is based on family history and on the observation of an evoked paroxysm. The differential diagnosis is discussed and successful treatment with flunarizine is described.
Boel
M
M
Pediatric Rehabilitation and Epilepsy Unit, Zandhoven, Belgium.
Casaer
P
P
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005444:Flunarizine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D013132:Spinocerebellar Degenerations / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics
D005444:Flunarizine