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A Clinical Classification of Hereditary Ataxias

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

A. Barbeau ,
M. Sadibelouiz ,
A. Sadibelouiz  and
M. Roy
A. Barbeau*
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal
M. Sadibelouiz
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal Department of Neurology, University of Alger, Algeria
A. Sadibelouiz
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal Department of Neurology, University of Alger, Algeria
M. Roy
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal
*
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, 110 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2W 1R7
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Abstract

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We present a working and flexible classification of inherited ataxic syndromes based on the use of simple tools available to every clinician: a good history (particularly pinpointing the age of onset, the rate of progression and the mode of inheritance) and a neurological examination (identifying the presence of ataxia, deep tendon reflexes in the knee, optic nerve, retinal and/or 8th nerve signs). This classification is easily coded for computer translation on any personal computer. The place occupied by a given disorder may, by contiguity, give a clue to its pathophysiology.

Type
A—Clinical Studies
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 11 , Issue S4 , November 1984 , pp. 501 - 505
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1984

References

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