RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Engelhardt, Thomas
SR Print(0)
ID 1164077525
T1 Machado-Joseph Disease
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861789
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164077525
RD 2024/04/25
AB It  is  a  rare  hereditary  neurodegenerative  disorder,  also  called  Spinocerebellar  Ataxia  Type  III,  which  is  characterized  by  weakness  of  arms  and  legs,  spasticity,  and  a  staggering  lurching  gait  easily  mistaken  from  drunkenness.  Other  clinical  features  include  dysphagia,  severe  nystagmus,  dystonia,  and  twitching  of  the  tongue.  Some  patients  have  peculiar  exophthalmos.