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Movement disorders in spinocerebellar ataxias in a cohort of Brazilian patients.
European neurology - 1 Jan 2014
Moro Adriana, Munhoz Renato P, Moscovich Mariana, Arruda Walter O, Raskin Salmo, Teive Hélio A G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Movement disorders (MDs) are well recognized in all subtypes of spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA), but phenomenology and frequency vary widely. METHODS: Three hundred seventy-eight patients, from 169 Brazilian families, with SCAs were assessed with neurological examination and molecular genetic testing. RESULTS: Dystonia was the most common movement disorder, found in 5.5% of all patients, particularly in...
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