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Periodic alternating nystagmus and periodic alternating skew deviation in spinocerebellar ataxia type 6.
Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society - 1 Dec 2008
Colen Chaim B, Ketko Anastasia, George Edwin, Van Stavern Gregory P
Abstract excerpt
The combination of periodic alternating nystagmus (PAN) and periodic alternating skew deviation (PASD) is rare. We report a case of PAN and PASD in a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA-6) and discuss the role of the cerebellum as a plausible mechanism for this combined pathologic condition.
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