title: Machado-Joseph shoe.
abstract: Machado-Joseph shoe (MJS), defined as a shoe/slipper with a deep hallux imprint at its base, and hyperostosis/osteoma toe were two early ataxic signs in 17 of 31 patients (55%) and 24 of 31 patients (77%) with Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), respectively. The MJS plus hyperostosis/osteoma toes may be helpful in the diagnosis of MJD in a patient during early truncal ataxia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. 26602@cch.org.tw
authors.forename: Chin San
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Mingli
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Yi Yun
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Man Chi
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D017827:Machado-Joseph Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019680:Trinucleotide Repeat Expansion