[MCTD in the differential diagnosis of cerebellar ataxia].
Mixed connective tissue disease is a rare disorder in childhood and seldom affects the CNS. The detection of U1-n-RNP antibodies in blood and CSF as well as speckled immunofluorescence pattern are diagnostic.
Herbst
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Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin, Abt. Neuropädiatrie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany.
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Neuhäuser
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Gortner
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Diehl
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Risse
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D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000276:immunology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008947:Mixed Connective Tissue Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000276:immunology; D017412:Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear / Q000276:immunology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D001786:Blood Glucose; D017412:Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear