Peripheral insulin sensitivity and body composition alterations in early stage Machado Joseph disease
Objective: To describe body composition and peripheral sensitivity to insulin (PSI) in early stage and presymptomatic spinocerebellar ataxia type 3/Machado Joseph disease (SCA3/MJD) individuals and…Magnetic resonance imaging in spinocerebellar ataxias: A systematic review
Objective: To perform a systematic review about quantitative central nervous system (CNS) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques findings in patients with Polyglutamine expansion (PolyQ) spinocerebellar…Sustained effects of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with ataxia: A randomized, double blind, sham-controlled study
Objective: The present study investigated whether a prolonged session of cerebellar anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) could improve symptoms in patients with ataxia at…Abnormal findings in polisomnographic records of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2)
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of abnormal findings in sleep recordings of patients with SCA2. Background: Similar to other…Cancer in Machado Joseph disease patients – Low frequency as a cause of death
Objective: To compare the 15 years cumulative incidence of cancer (CIC) and the proportion of cancer as a cause of death in symptomatic Spinocerebellar ataxia…CAG repeats number of ATXN7 in SCA7 patients and normal population in Japan
Objective: Patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) have progressive ataxia associated with pigmental macular degeneration, pyramidal and extrapyramidal signs and some of them have…The nucleocytoplasmic transport of ataxin-3 as pathogenic mechanism in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3
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…Clinical and imaging characteristics of spinocerebellar ataxia type 14 defined in a German multi-center sample
Objective: To give a concise description of clinical and imaging features of spinocerebellar ataxia type 14 (SCA14). Background: Since its genetic definition in 2003, the…Huntington disease phenocopies or misdiagnosis: A black South African cohort
Objective: To investigate the occurrence of phenocopy mutations in a cohort of black South African individuals referred to the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) for…Phenotype and genotype variability of CACNA1A in a cohort of ataxia in Taiwan
Objective: To study the phenotype and genotype variability of CACNA1A in a cohort of ataxia. Background: CACNA1A gene encodes a voltage-dependent, P/Q type calcium channel…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.