Articles tagged "Ataxia: Treatment"

2016 International Congress
European pediatric normative values for the scale for assessment and rating of ataxia (SARA)
T.F. Lawerman, R. Brandsma, R.J. Lunsing, J.G.M. Burgerhof, D.A. Sival, On behalf of the Childhood Ataxia and Cerebellar Study Group of the European Pediatric Neurology Society, N. Barisic, P. Baxter, E. Bertini, L. Blumkin, V. Brankovic, G.E. Calabro, C.E. Catsman-Berrevoets, D. Craiu, B. Dan, A. Dica, T. Franciskovic, J. Gburek-Augustat, S. Grunt, H. Hartley, F. Kammoun, C. Kennedy, M.J. Kuiper, I. Lehman, A. Lustenberger, F. Mancini, M. Mirabelli-Badenier, E. Mulder-den Hartog, M. Steinlin, M. Synofzik, C.C. Triki, E.M. Valente, G. Vasco, A. Zekavica (Groningen, Netherlands)
Objective: To obtain international age-related normative values for the SARA in healthy European children. Background: The Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) is…
2016 International Congress
The nucleocytoplasmic transport of ataxin-3 as pathogenic mechanism in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3
T. Schmidt, A. Sowa, I.M. Martins, M. Abedi, Z. Wang, J. Schmidt, H. Tricoire, O. Riess (Tübingen, Germany)
Objective: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) or Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG expansion in the MJD1 gene leading to…
2016 International Congress
Clinical benefits of vestibular rehabilitation in neurodegenerative diseases
B.S. Zeigelboim, G.B. Santos, H.A.G. Teive, M.I.R. Severiano, C.M. Porto (Curitiba, Brazil)
Objective: To assess the benefits of vestibular rehabilitation using virtual reality technology through pre and post application of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and the…