Dystonia as a presenting sign of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1
- 21 January 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Movement Disorders
- Vol. 19 (5) , 586-587
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.10708
Abstract
We report on a 39‐year‐old man who presented initially with marked blepharospasm, oromandibular dystonia and retrocollis and one year later developed mild ataxia. Our findings suggest that dystonia can be a disabling presenting sign of SCA1 and support the clinical heterogeneity of SCA1, highlighting the importance of considering this entity in patients combining dystonia and cerebellar ataxia. © 2004 Movement Disorder SocietyKeywords
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