ATAXIA INDUCED BY SMALL AMOUNTS OF ALCOHOL

Authors
SETTA F JACQUY J HILDEBRAND J MANTO MU
Citation
F. Setta et al., ATAXIA INDUCED BY SMALL AMOUNTS OF ALCOHOL, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 65(3), 1998, pp. 370-373
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Clinical Neurology",Surgery
Journal title
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223050
Volume
65
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
370 - 373
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3050(1998)65:3<370:AIBSAO>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A patient is described who exhibited cerebellar ataxia after drinking small amounts of alcohol. Intake of 5 g alcohol induced a gaze evoked nystagmus, a scanning speech, a body sway after eye closure, and bilat eral postural leg tremor. Kinematic and EMG analysis of fast wrist mov ements showed normal movements before and marked hypermetria after alc ohol intake. Dysmetria was due to abnormal programming of antagonist m uscle activity.