title: [MCTD in the differential diagnosis of cerebellar ataxia].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin, Abt. Neuropädiatrie, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Herbst
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Artlich
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neuhäuser
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gortner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diehl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Risse
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D001786:Blood Glucose; D017412:Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear