Dystonia as a presenting sign of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1

  • Yih Ru Wu
  • , Guey Jean Lee-Chen
  • , Anthony E. Lang
  • , Chiung Mei Chen
  • , Hsuan Yuan Lin
  • , Sien Tsong Chen*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)586-587
Number of pages2
JournalMovement Disorders
Volume19
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004 May

Keywords

  • Dystonia
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology

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