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Pattern of Peripheral Nerve Involvement in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2: a Neurophysiological Assessment.
Cerebellum (London, England) - 1 Dec 2016
Bezerra Marcio Luiz Escorcio, Pedroso José Luiz, Braga-Neto Pedro, Abrahao Agessandro, de Albuquerque Marcus Vinicius Cristino, Borges Franklin Roberto Pereira, Saraiva-Pereira Maria Luiza, Jardim Laura Bannach, de Oliveira Braga Nadia Iandoli, Manzano Gilberto Mastrocola, Barsottini Orlando G P
Abstract excerpt
Peripheral neuropathy is frequent in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), but the pattern and characteristics of nerve involvement are still an unsettled issue. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, extent, and distribution of nerve involvement in SCA2 patients through neurophysiological studies. Thirty-one SCA2 patients and 20 control subjects were enrolled in this study. All subjects were prospectively...
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