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[Hereditary ataxias]. 2000

V L Ruggieri, and C L Arberas

Servicio de Neurología, Hospital J.P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina. vruggieri@intramed.net.ar

OBJECTIVE The hereditary ataxias form a large, complex group of entities whose recognition is essential for correct genetic assessment, satisfactory clinical control and in some cases a suitable therapeutic approach. The clinico-semiological variety and advances in molecular biology have made the hereditary ataxias one of the most interesting subjects in neurology. In this paper our objective is to classify the clinical approach of the hereditary ataxias and define the different conditions known so as to orientate complementary investigations and thus obtain the correct diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS We analyze and classify them, according to their mode of presentation, as congenital (in general nonprogressive) and progressive. Both groups are then divided according to how they are inherited and we also include the specific molecular findings.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013132	Spinocerebellar Degenerations	A heterogenous group of degenerative syndromes marked by progressive cerebellar dysfunction either in isolation or combined with other neurologic manifestations. Sporadic and inherited subtypes occur. Inheritance patterns include autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked.	Ataxias, Hereditary,Cerebellar Ataxia, Early Onset,Cerebellar Ataxia, Late Onset,Cerebellar Degenerations, Primary,Corticostriatal-Spinal Degeneration,Marie Cerebellar Ataxia,Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome,Spinocerebellar Degeneration,Early Onset Cerebellar Ataxia,Familial Spinocerebellar Degenerations,Garland-Moorhouse Syndrome,Hereditary Oligophrenic Cerebello-Lental Degeneration,Hereditary Spinocerebellar Degenerations,Inherited Spinocerebellar Degenerations,Late Onset Cerebellar Ataxia,Marie's Cerebellar Ataxia,Marinesco-Garland Syndrome,Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome-Hypergonadotrophic Hypogonadism,Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome-Myopathy,Marinesco-Sjogren-Garland Syndrome,Marinesco-Sjögren Syndrome,Spino Cerebellar Degenerations,Spino-Cerebellar Degenerations,Spinocerebellar Diseases,Ataxia, Hereditary,Cerebellar Ataxia, Marie,Cerebellar Ataxia, Marie's,Cerebellar Degeneration, Primary,Corticostriatal Spinal Degeneration,Corticostriatal-Spinal Degenerations,Degeneration, Corticostriatal-Spinal,Degeneration, Familial Spinocerebellar,Degeneration, Hereditary Spinocerebellar,Degeneration, Inherited Spinocerebellar,Degeneration, Primary Cerebellar,Degeneration, Spino Cerebellar,Degeneration, Spino-Cerebellar,Degeneration, Spinocerebellar,Degenerations, Corticostriatal-Spinal,Degenerations, Familial Spinocerebellar,Degenerations, Hereditary Spinocerebellar,Degenerations, Inherited Spinocerebellar,Degenerations, Primary Cerebellar,Degenerations, Spino Cerebellar,Degenerations, Spinocerebellar,Familial Spinocerebellar Degeneration,Garland Moorhouse Syndrome,Hereditary Ataxia,Hereditary Ataxias,Hereditary Oligophrenic Cerebello Lental Degeneration,Hereditary Spinocerebellar Degeneration,Hypogonadism, Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome-Hypergonadotrophic,Inherited Spinocerebellar Degeneration,Marinesco Garland Syndrome,Marinesco Sjogren Garland Syndrome,Marinesco Sjogren Syndrome,Marinesco Sjogren Syndrome Hypergonadotrophic Hypogonadism,Marinesco Sjogren Syndrome Myopathy,Marinesco Sjögren Syndrome,Primary Cerebellar Degeneration,Primary Cerebellar Degenerations,Spino Cerebellar Degeneration,Spino-Cerebellar Degeneration,Spinocerebellar Degeneration, Familial,Spinocerebellar Degeneration, Hereditary,Spinocerebellar Degeneration, Inherited,Spinocerebellar Degenerations, Familial,Spinocerebellar Degenerations, Hereditary,Spinocerebellar Degenerations, Inherited,Spinocerebellar Disease,Syndrome, Garland-Moorhouse,Syndrome, Marinesco-Garland,Syndrome, Marinesco-Sjogren,Syndrome, Marinesco-Sjogren-Garland,Syndrome, Marinesco-Sjögren,Syndrome-Hypergonadotrophic Hypogonadism, Marinesco-Sjogren,Syndrome-Myopathy, Marinesco-Sjogren