title: Major Depressive Disorder - A co-morbid condition in a case of spino-cerebellar ataxia with writer's cramp.
abstract: The psychiatric manifestrations are 77% in patients with degenerative cerebellar diseases. The most common diagnoses are depressive disorders, personality changes and cognitive impairment. Here we report a case of major depressive disorder in a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia with writer's cramp.
authors.affiliation: Dr. PRASANTA KUMAR MOHAPATRA, MD., Consultant Psychiatrist Mental Health Institute SCB, Medical College, Orissa.
authors.forename: Prasanta Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mohapatra
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patanaik
authors.forename: Surjeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahoo