99mTc -TRODAT- 1 SPECT SHOWING DOPAMINERGIC DEFICIENCY IN A PATIENT WITH SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 10 AND PARKINSONISM.
Objective: In this report, we describe a Brazilian patient with SCA10, with parkinsonism, with a 99Tc - TRODAT-1 SPECT demonstrating dopaminergic deficiency. Background: Spinocerebellar ataxia…Dr. Paula Coutinho’s Seminal Contributions to the Understanding of Machado-Joseph’s Disease
Objective: To recognize the contributions of Dr. Paula Coutinho to Neurology through her studies of Machado-Joseph’s disease (SCA3) Background: One of the unique opportunities in…Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 11 in a Hispanic Kindred
Objective: To present the clinical profiles of two siblings with SCA11 who are of Hispanic origin. Background: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 11 (SCA11) is an autosomal…The environmental and genetic risk factors in multiple system atrophy in a Taiwanese population
Objective: The etiology of MSA remains uncertain. Cholesterol and its metabolism derangements, α-Synuclein and CoQ2 genetic polymorphism have been disclosed to be associated with the…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…Evaluation of parkinsonism and striatal dopamine transporter loss in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 6
Objective: To study whether spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6) patients have parkinsonism and striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) loss compared to gender- and age-matched healthy controls.…Natural history of saccadic abnormalities in spinocerebellar ataxia 2: Implications to designing future clinical trials
Objective: The present study was aimed to assess the progression of saccade involvement in SCA2 patients, identify its main determinants and evaluate its usefulness as…Prodromal criteria of spinocerebellar type 2: Lessons for physiopathology, natural history and therapeutical trials
Objective: To identify criteria defining the prodromal stage of spinocerebellar ataxia 2 (SCA2). Background: The prodromal stage of spinocerebellar ataxias has not been systematically studied…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…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.