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An unusual case of a spasticity-lacking phenotype with a novel SACS mutation.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Apr 2007
Shimazaki Haruo, Sakoe Kumi, Niijima Kenji, Nakano Imaharu, Takiyama Yoshihisa
Abstract excerpt
The authors describe an unusual case of autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) without leg spasticity, which is a core clinical feature of ARSACS. This is the second family with a spasticity-lacking phenotype in ARSACS. A peripheral nerve conduction study disclosed decreases in motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities with the disease progression. Although the leg spasticity is...
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