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Familial and sporadic chronic progressive degenerative parietal ataxia.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Apr 2018
Morihara Ryuta, Yamashita Toru, Deguchi Kentaro, Kurata Tomoko, Nomura Emi, Sato Kota, Nakano Yumiko, Ohta Yasuyuki, Hishikawa Nozomi, Ikeuchi Takeshi, Kitaguchi Masataka, Abe Koji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Parietal ataxia has been mainly reported as a consequence of acute ischemic stroke, while degenerative parietal ataxia has not been reported. METHODS: We investigated clinical characteristics, neuroimaging data, and genetic analysis of patients with cerebellar ataxia plus parietal atrophy. RESULTS: We identified seven patients, including five patients from two families, with chronic...
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