title: Other causes of ataxia in patients with SCA mutations.
abstract: Autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are slowly progressive and have a variable clinical presentation. Overlapping clinical features among the SCAs make the clinical diagnosis of these ataxias difficult. Even when genetic testing identifies an SCA mutation, clinicians should be vigilant for other causes of neurological dysfunction in these patients. We report two patients who developed other causes of ataxia in the setting of SCA-3 and SCA-8 mutations, respectively.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
authors.forename: Steven B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Kapil D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Sethi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001259:Ataxia / Q000209:etiology*; D000067699:Ataxin-3; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding; D022661:RNA, Untranslated; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C415906:ATXN8OS gene product, human; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding; D022661:RNA, Untranslated; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C092341:ATXN3 protein, human; D000067699:Ataxin-3