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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 in Scotland: frequency, neurological, neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric findings.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Jan 2008
Torrens L, Burns E, Stone J, Graham C, Wright H, Summers D, Sellar R, Porteous M, Warner J, Zeman A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to: (i) establish whether the spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 (SCA 8) expansion is associated with ataxia in Scotland; (ii) test the hypothesis that SCA 8 is associated with neuropsychological impairment; and (iii) review neuroradiological findings in SCA 8. METHODS: The methods included: (i) measurement of SCA 8 expansion frequencies in ataxic patients and healthy...
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