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A Tentative Classification of Recessively Inherited Ataxias

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

André Barbeau
André Barbeau*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurobiology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal
*
Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, 110 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2W 1R7
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We present a working classification of recessively inherited ataxic syndromes based on the use of simple tools available to every clinician: a good history (particularly pinpointing the age of onset) and a good neurological examination (simplified to the verification of the presence of ataxia, deep tendon reflexes in the knee, optic nerve, retinal and/or 8th nerve signs). In the three groups of disorders (non progressive, intermittent or progressive) patients can be hyper/normo reflexic, or they can be hypolareflexic. Six principal types of progressive ataxic disorders are further delineated by the age of onset. Sub-types depend on the presence or absence of eye and ear signs, whereas eponymic or regional denominations are used only for simplicity while awaiting exact delineation of the biochemical defects.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , May 1982 , pp. 95 - 98
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1982

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