## Abstract We describe the novel association of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3/MachadoβJoseph disease (SCA3/MJD) phenotype combining classical clinical presentation and semeiology mimicking stiff man syndrome (SMS). The studied pedigree comprises seven affected members in three generations. Their c
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 mimicking stiff person syndrome
β Scribed by Sumeet Singhal; Vamsi Gontu; Prajendra Choudhary; Dorothee Auer; Nin Bajaj
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 349 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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