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Machado–Joseph shoe
Author(s) -
Liu Chin San,
Hsieh Mingli,
Chen Yi Yun,
Lo Man Chi
Publication year - 2005
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.20277
Subject(s) - machado–joseph disease , hyperostosis , medicine , ataxia , anatomy , spinocerebellar ataxia , psychiatry
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. © 2004 Movement Disorder Society