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Psychotic-affective symptoms and multiple system atrophy expand phenotypes of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2.
BMJ case reports - 20 Mar 2012
Chen Kai-Hsiang, Lin Chin-Hsien, Wu Ruey-Meei
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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, characterised by ataxic gait, slow saccades and peripheral neuropathy. Levodopa-responsive parkinsonism could be a clinical phenotype of SCA2, especially those of Chinese origin. In addition to these motor symptoms, SCA2 has been associated with depression and cognitive dysfunction, with only rare reports of psychosis. The authors...
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