Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: a treatable ataxia

Neurology. 2005 Apr 26;64(8):1476. doi: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000158671.84150.8F.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebellar Ataxia / drug therapy
  • Cerebellar Ataxia / etiology*
  • Cerebellar Ataxia / physiopathology*
  • Cerebellum / metabolism
  • Cerebellum / pathology*
  • Cerebellum / physiopathology*
  • Chenodeoxycholic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Cholestanol / blood
  • Cholesterol / metabolism
  • Disease Progression
  • Electroencephalography
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Paraparesis, Spastic / drug therapy
  • Paraparesis, Spastic / etiology
  • Paraparesis, Spastic / physiopathology
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / drug therapy
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology
  • Simvastatin / administration & dosage
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Xanthomatosis, Cerebrotendinous / diagnosis*
  • Xanthomatosis, Cerebrotendinous / drug therapy
  • Xanthomatosis, Cerebrotendinous / physiopathology*

Substances

  • Chenodeoxycholic Acid
  • Cholestanol
  • Cholesterol
  • Simvastatin