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,
Unusual movement disorders in spinocerebellar ataxias
✍ Scribed by Pedroso, José Luiz; Carvalho, Alzira Alves; Escorcio Bezerra, Marcio Luiz; Braga-Neto, Pedro; Abrahão, Agessandro; Albuquerque, Marcus Vinicius Cristino; Saraiva-Pereira, Maria Luiza; Jardim, Laura Bannach; Cardoso, Francisco; Barsottini, Orlando G.P.
- Book ID
- 122931812
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 157 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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