Vitaminlike compound eases rare disorder.

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  • Author(s): Seppa, N.
  • Source:
    Science News. 04/21/2001, Vol. 159 Issue 16, p247. 1/2p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ATAXIA; MOVEMENT disorders; UBIQUINONES; COENZYMES; HEALTH
    • Abstract:
      Reports on the use of an over-the-counter supplement to treat familial cerebellar ataxia. Description of the disease, which arises from problems with the spinal cord and cerebellum and damages muscles, causing the loss of movement; Success in the use of coenzyme Q10 in treating the disease, which is published in the April 2001 edition of 'Neurology.'