[Writer's cramp secondary to spinocerebellar ataxia type 7]

N Gaillard; G Castelnovo; A Brice; P Labauge

doi:10.1016/s0035-3787(07)90465-8

[Writer's cramp secondary to spinocerebellar ataxia type 7]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2007 May;163(5):589-91. doi: 10.1016/s0035-3787(07)90465-8.

[Article in French]

Authors

N Gaillard¹, G Castelnovo, A Brice, P Labauge

Affiliation

¹ Service de Neurologie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes, Hôpital Caremeau 30029 Nîmes.

PMID: 17571027
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-3787(07)90465-8

Abstract

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA 7) is a rare autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder (ADCA) caused by expansion of a highly unstable CAG repeat. Clinical features including progressive cerebellar, retinal degeneration and pyramidal signs. We report a patient with SCA 7 diagnosis revealed by progressive cerebellar ataxia and writer's cramp.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adult
Ataxin-7
Botulinum Toxins, Type A / therapeutic use
Dystonic Disorders / etiology*
Humans
Male
Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics
Neuromuscular Agents / therapeutic use
Spinocerebellar Ataxias / complications*
Spinocerebellar Ataxias / drug therapy
Spinocerebellar Ataxias / genetics

Substances

ATXN7 protein, human
Ataxin-7
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Neuromuscular Agents
Botulinum Toxins, Type A