Hereditary paroxysmal ataxia, or episodic ataxia (EA), is a rare, genetically heterogeneous neurological disorder characterized by attacks of generalized ataxia. By direct sequence analysis, a different missense mutation of the potassium channel gene (KCNA1) has been identified in three families with EA.

doi.org/10.1007/s004390050722, hdl.handle.net/1765/54124
Human Genetics
Department of Neurology

Scheffer, H., Brunt, E. R. P., Mol, G. J. J., van der Vlies, P., Stulp, B. K., Verlind, E., Mantel, G., Averyanov, Y., Hofstra, R.& Buys, C. H. C. M. (1998). Three novel KCNA1 mutations in episodic ataxia type I families. Human Genetics, 102(4), 464–466.https://doi.org/10.1007/s004390050722