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WOLF A . Quinine: an effective form of treatment for myotonia. Arch Neurol Psych 1936; 36: 382-3.

GESCHWIND N , SIMPSON JA . Procainamide in the treatment of myotonia. Brain 1955; 78: 81-91.

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FINLAY M . A comparative study of disopyramide and procainamide in the treatment of myotonia in myotonic dystrophy. J Neurol Neurosurg Psych 1982; 45: 461-3.

GRIGGS RC , MOSLEY RE , RIGGS JE , ENGEL WK . Effects of acetazolamide on myotonia. Ann Neurol 1978; 3: 531-7.

BRUMBACK RA , CARLSON KM . Treatment of myotonic dystrophy with tricyclics. Muscle Nerv 1983; 6: 233-4.

AICHELE R , PAIR H , HELLER AH . Efficacy of phenytoin, procainamide and tocainide in murine genetic myotonia. Exp Neurol 1985; 87: 377-81.

RUDEL R , DENGLER R , RICKER K , HAASS A , EMSER W . Improved therapy of myotonia with the lidocaine derivative tocainide. J Neurol 1980; 222: 275-8.

STREIB EW . Successful treatment with tocainide of recessive generalized congenital myotonia. Ann Neurol 1986; 19: 501-4.

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Tocainide hydrochloride. In: McEvoy GK ed. American Hospital Formulary Service drug information 88. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Hospital Pharmacists 1988: 854-8.

RODEN DM , WOOSLEY RL . Drug therapy: tocainide. N Engl J Med 1986; 315: 41-5.

MIELKE U , HAASS A , SCHMIDT W . Antimyotonic therapy with tocainide in the myotonic dystrophy of Curschmann-Steinert. J Neurol 1985; 232: 271-4.