SCA2 presenting as an ataxia-parkinsonism-motor neuron disease syndrome

We present an unusual report of a patient with EF and clinical and EMG characteristics of a lower neuron disease suggestive of motor neuron disease (MND), such as ALS.. We

The objective of this study was to assess the occurrence of diseases such as Huntington’s disease-like 2 (HDL2), spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) 1, SCA2, SCA3,

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 10 (SCA10) is a rare form of autosomal dominant ataxia found predominantly in patients from Latin America with Amerindian ancestry.. The authors report

The spectrum of neurological conditions associated with hexanucleotide repeat expansion of C9orf72 gene is very broad, ranging from the classic phenotype of motor neuron disease

The authors present a historical review of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3/Machado-Joseph disease (SCA3/MJD), the most common form of spinocerebellar ataxia in Brazil, and consider

M: Male; F: Female; PD: Parkinson´s Disease; HD: Huntington´s disease; TS: Tourette´s syndrome; SCA3: Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 3; HY: Hoehn&Yahr Scale; YGTSS: Yale

The X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (Kennedy’s disease) is a rare X-linked, recessive, lower motor neuron disease, characterized by weakness, atrophy, and fasciculations

The SCA1 (Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1) and MJD (Machado-Joseph disease) CAG repeats in normal individuals: segregation analysis and allele frequencies.. Cláudia Emília Vieira