A Case of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 / 대한소아신경학회지
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
;
(4): 324-328, 2000.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
This is a case of a boy with autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (SCA type 2), which was confirmed by DNA analysis. A 9-year-old boy had been suffering from tremor in both arm and leg for 5 years. After traffic accident, a year ago, the symtoms were more aggravated, and he visted our hospital. The boy showed slow saccades, decreased DTR, ataxic gait and limb ataxia. We analyzed DNA repetition, which revealed positive for the SCA2 expanded repeat.
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Main subject:
Arm
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Ataxia
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Saccades
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Tremor
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DNA
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Accidents, Traffic
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Cerebellar Ataxia
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Trinucleotide Repeats
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Spinocerebellar Ataxias
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Gait
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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