Dystonia in the Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome responds to GABAergic substances
Mutations in the X-linked deafness-dystonia peptide 1 (DDP1) gene cause Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome (MTS), a rare form of deafness associated with dystonia. In the patient presented here, improvement of dystonic symptoms upon treatment with alcohol and GABAergic substances is demonstrated for the firs...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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26 May 2004
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Movement disorders
Year: 2004, Volume: 19, Issue: 10, Pages: 1241-1243 |
| ISSN: | 1531-8257 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/mds.20150 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.20150 |
| Author Notes: | Stefan H. Kreisel, Johannes Binder, Johannes C. Wöhrle, Joachim K. Krauss, Sabine Hofmann, Matthias F. Bauer, Michael G. Hennerici, and Hansjörg Bäzner |
| Summary: | Mutations in the X-linked deafness-dystonia peptide 1 (DDP1) gene cause Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome (MTS), a rare form of deafness associated with dystonia. In the patient presented here, improvement of dystonic symptoms upon treatment with alcohol and GABAergic substances is demonstrated for the first time. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 18.05.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1531-8257 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/mds.20150 |