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X-linked congenital ataxia: a clinical and genetic study.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2000
Bertini E, des Portes V, Zanni G, Santorelli F, Dionisi-Vici C, Vicari S, Fariello G, Chelly J
Abstract excerpt
We report on a family in which two males are affected with X-linked congenital ataxia (XCA). Clinical manifestations include severe hypotonia at birth, delay of early motor development, slow eye movements, and nonprogressive cerebellar ataxia. The neurological examination excluded a neuromuscular disease, mental retardation, and pyramidal tract involvement. Neuroimaging showed global cerebellar atrophy in both...
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