The use of muscle biopsy in the diagnosis of undefined ataxia with cerebellar atrophy in children

Childhood cerebellar ataxias, and particularly congenital ataxias, are heterogeneous disorders and several remain undefined. We performed a muscle biopsy in patients with congenital ataxia and children with later onset undefined ataxia having neuroimaging evidence of cerebellar atrophy. Significant...

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Main Authors: Terracciano, Alessandra, Renaldo, Florence, Zanni, Ginevra, D’Amico, Adele, Pastore, Anna, Barresi, Sabina, Valente, Enza Maria, Piemonte, Fiorella, Tozzi, Giulia, Carrozzo, Rosalba, Valeriani, Massimiliano, Boldrini, Renata, Mercuri, Eugenio, Santorelli, Filippo Maria, Bertini, Enrico
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Saunders 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3341568/