We read the article by van Gaalen et al. 1 with great interest. These authors reviewed the frequency and main type of movement disorders found in each form of spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA). They also reported unusual movement disorders and noncerebellar manifestations, such as stiff-person syndrome,
Spinocerebellar ataxias
β Scribed by Mario Mascalchi
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 105 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-1874
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