The psychiatric manifestrations are 77% in patients with degenerative cerebellar diseases. The most common diagnoses are depressive disorders, personality changes and cognitive impairment. Here we report a case of major depressive disorder in a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia with writer's cramp.

Four cases of muscle cramps, at a sports institute, are presented. Electric activity was increased in cramp due to overload. The influence of stretching, electro- and compression therapies on these increased Electromyographic (EMG) activities was studied. The registration was performed with an EMG-analyser combined with a recorder, using surface electrodes.

Paraesthesiae consequent on peripheral nerve compression or general limb ischaemia have long attracted interest, and many features suggest their possible value in the study of peripheral nerve disorders. However, it is not certain if they are an essential feature of normal nervous function or if any significance can be attached to their absence. To clarify this and to determine features suitabl...