Adult onset sporadic ataxias: a diagnostic challenge
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Adult onset sporadic ataxias: a diagnostic challenge.
Patients with adult onset non-familial progressive ataxia are classified in sporadic ataxia group. There are several disease categories that may manifest with sporadic ataxia: toxic causes, immune-mediated ataxias, vitamin deficiency, infectious diseases, degenerative disorders and even genetic conditions. Considering heterogeneity in the clinical spectrum of sporadic ataxias, the correct diagn...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20130242