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Spinocerebellar Ataxias  

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Definition

  • A group of predominately late-onset, cerebellar ataxias which have been divided into multiple subtypes based on clinical features and genetic mapping. Progressive ataxia is a central feature of these conditions, and in certain subtypes POLYNEUROPATHY; DYSARTHRIA; visual loss; and other disorders may develop. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch65, pp 12-17; J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 1998 Jun;57(6):531-43) A group of dominantly inherited, predominatly late-onset, cerebellar ataxias which have been divided into multiple subtypes based on clinical features and genetic mapping. Progressive ataxia is a central feature of these conditions, and in certain subtypes POLYNEUROPATHY; DYSARTHRIA; visual loss; and other disorders may develop. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch65, pp 12-17; J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 1998 Jun;57(6):531-43)

Entry terms

  • Spinocerebellar Atrophies

In other languages

  • French

  • Ataxies cérébelleuses autosomiques dominantes
  • Ataxies spino-cérébelleuses
  • Ataxies spino-cérébelleuses dominantes
  • Ataxies spino-cérébelleuses héréditaires dominantes
  • Ataxies spinocérébelleuses autosomiques dominantes
  • Ataxies spinocérébelleuses dominantes
  • Ataxies spinocérébelleuses héréditaires dominantes
  • SCA (SpinoCerebellar Ataxia)

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