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Progressive ataxia in Swedish children: a re‐evaluation study
Author(s) -
Ylitalo V.,
Hagberg B.A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1994.tb01684.x
Subject(s) - pediatrics , ataxia , medicine , cerebellar ataxia , disease , psychology , pathology , psychiatry
The results of follow‐up of 76 children with progressive ataxia first reported in 1988 are described with special reference to type of potential underlying metabolic diseases. In 70% of cases the clinical follow‐up did not lead to reconsideration of diagnoses. Six of 23 biochemically and morphologically re‐examined children got a new and definite diagnosis: 1 myoclonic encephalopathy with ragged red fibres, 2 carbohydrate‐deficient glycoprotein syndrome, 1 neuroborreliosis, 1 Hallervorden‐Spatz disease and 1 leucodystrophy. Different clinical groups are discussed.