Harlevoix-Saguenay type recessive spastic ataxia.: A report of a Spanish case

Objective. To present the first Spanish case, perhaps the first non-Canadian, with ataxia type Chavlevoix-Saguenay. Clinical case. A patient with important psychomotor delay and non-progressive ataxia has been studied in our Service during the first years of life and his follow-up has been carried out until 30 years of age. He has been studied from the clinical, ophthalmological and neuroradiological with magnetic resonance point of views. Results. Ataxia and psychomotor delay showed a non-progressive evolution. The patient showed myelinated retinal fibers and atrophy of the superior half of the cerebellum. Conclusion. Neurological, ophthalmological and magnetic resonance images showing atrophy of the superior part of the cerebellum are the three main signs of the ataxia type Charlevoix-Saguenay. This patient could be the first case reported out Canada.