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Spastic paraparesis as the first manifestation of Machado-Joseph disease: A case report and review of the literature.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery - 1 Sept 2018
Lin Hui-Chen, Chang Yung-Yee, Chang Kuo-Hsuan, Chen Ying-Fa, Lan Min-Yu
Abstract excerpt
Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), or spinocerebellar ataxia type 3, is characterized by remarkable clinical heterogeneity. We present a MJD family in which variable phenotypes were noted in affected members, including one presenting predominantly with spastic paraparesis. A review of the literature revealed that MJD with the initial presentation of spastic paraparesis is more frequently observed in cases of eastern...
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