Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 with positional vertigo and acetazolamide responsive episodic ataxia

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作者
Jen, JC
Yue, Q
Karrim, J
Nelson, SF
Baloh, RW
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Med, Dept Pediat Hematol & Oncol, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Med, Dept Head & Neck Surg, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
关键词
SCA6; spinocerebellar ataxia; hereditary ataxia; calcium channel;
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10.1136/jnnp.65.4.565
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The SCAB mutation, a small expansion of a CAG repeat in a calcium channel gene CACNA1A, was identified in three pedigrees. Point mutations in other parts of the gene CACNA1A were excluded and new clinical features of SCA6 reported-namely, central positional nystagmus and episodic ataxia responsive to acetazolamide. The three allelic disorders, episodic ataxia type 2, familial hemiplegic migraine, and SCA6, have overlapping clinical features.
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