Article
Machado-Joseph disease in New England: clinical description and distinction from the olivopontocerebellar atrophies.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Jan 1992
Sudarsky L, Corwin L, Dawson D M
Abstract excerpt
Experience is described in 25 patients from southern New England with Machado-Joseph Disease, examined serially at annual screening clinics. The disorder is dominantly inherited, with a wide range of phenotypic variation. Core clinical features described include ataxia, nystagmus, dysarthria, facial fasciculations, and lid retraction, producing a characteristic staring expression. In addition, young onset...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Disorders
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetics, Population
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neurologic Examination
