Non-Paroxysmal Progressive Ataxia in an Adult Due to a Novel Mutation of the CACNA1A Gene
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چکیده
Mutations of voltage gated calcium channels are commonly associated with episodic ataxia. There has been no case reports in the literature that describe anon-episodic presentation of ataxia in patients affected with this mutation. This current case report describes a 61-year-old female patient with progressive ataxia and mutations that commonly cause an episodic ataxia. ABBREVIATIONS EA2: Episodic Ataxia Type 2; CACNA1A: Volatage Gated Calcium Channel Subunit Alpha
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