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Comparisons of acoustic function in SCA31 and other forms of ataxias.
Neurological research - 1 May 2011
Ikeda Yoshio, Nagai Makiko, Kurata Tomoko, Yamashita Toru, Ohta Yasuyuki, Nagotani Shoko, Deguchi Kentaro, Takehisa Yasushi, Shiro Yoshihiko, Matsuura Tohru, Abe Koji
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether acoustic impairment can be one of the characteristic extracerebellar symptoms in sporadic and hereditary ataxias including spinocerebellar ataxia type 31 (SCA31). METHODS: We investigated genotypes of dominant ataxia families, and determined a frequency of each form in our cohort of 154 families. Acoustic function in the groups of various forms of ataxia with multiple system...
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