Article
Classifications of hereditary ataxias. A critical overview.
Acta neurologica - 1 Jan 2000
Campanella G, Filla A, De Michele G
Abstract excerpt
The classifications of hereditary ataxias (HA) proposed from 1907 to 1984 are reviewed. An analysis is provided of the possible variables in the classification of HA, including inheritance, known metabolic or other cause, localization of pathological lesions, clinical signs, natural history, epidemiology, diagnostic tools. Harding's classification is assumed to be the best clinical tool to support molecular...
Topics
- Ataxia
- Cerebellar Ataxia
- Genes, Dominant
- Genes, Recessive
- Genotype
- Humans
- MERRF Syndrome
- Metabolism, Inborn Errors
- Optic Atrophies, Hereditary
- Phenotype