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Dentatorubro‐pallidoluysian atrophy of the myoclonus epilepsy type with posterior column degeneration
Author(s) -
Pfeiffer Ronald F.,
McComb Rodney D.
Publication year - 1990
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.870050207
Subject(s) - myoclonus , pathological , epilepsy , atrophy , posterior column , medicine , pathology , degeneration (medical) , neuroscience , psychology , anatomy , acetabulum
Dentatorubro‐pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) has a variable clinical presentation but the pathology is routinely confined to cerebellifugal and pallidofugal systems. We present a case of DRPLA of the myoclonus epilepsy type in which prominent posterior column degeneration was added to the pathological picture. This case illustrates the concept that the neurodegenerative diseases can be a continuum of both clinical and pathological presentations.