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Dystonia as a presenting sign of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1
Author(s) -
Wu YihRu,
LeeChen GueyJen,
Lang Anthony E.,
Chen ChiungMei,
Lin HsuanYuan,
Chen SienTsong
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.10708
Subject(s) - blepharospasm , dystonia , ataxia , spinocerebellar ataxia , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cerebellar ataxia , neurological disorder , pediatrics , sign (mathematics) , focal dystonia , psychology , physical therapy , central nervous system disease , surgery , psychiatry , mathematical analysis , mathematics
We report on a 39‐year‐old man who presented initially with marked blepharospasm, oromandibular dystonia and retrocollis and one year later developed mild ataxia. Our findings suggest that dystonia can be a disabling presenting sign of SCA1 and support the clinical heterogeneity of SCA1, highlighting the importance of considering this entity in patients combining dystonia and cerebellar ataxia. © 2004 Movement Disorder Society