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Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay.
Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology - 1 Aug 2006
Takiyama Yoshihisa
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) was originally found among the inhabitants of the Charlevoix-Saguenay region of Quebec, Canada. This disease is characterized by early-onset ataxia, spasticity, peripheral neuropathy, finger and foot deformities, and hypermyelination of the retinal nerve fibers. The mentality of the patients is usually intact. The principal neuropathology...
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