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ArticleCerebellum (London, England)2014

Neurophysiological studies and non-motor symptoms prior to ataxia in a patient with machado-joseph disease: trying to understand the natural history of brain degeneration.

José Luiz Pedroso, Edson Bor-Seng-Shu, Pedro Braga-Neto, Rodrigo Souza Ribeiro, Márcio Luiz Escorcio Bezerra, Lucila B F do Prado, Ilza Rosa Batista, Helena Alessi, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Gilberto Mastrocola Manzano and 2 more

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Article in Cerebellum (London, England), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  7. Phonoarticulation in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2017
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12 authors.

José Luiz PedrosoDepartment of Neurology, Ataxia Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, jlpedroso.neuro@gmail.com.
Edson Bor-Seng-Shu
Pedro Braga-Neto
Rodrigo Souza Ribeiro
Márcio Luiz Escorcio Bezerra
Lucila B F do Prado
Ilza Rosa Batista
Helena Alessi
Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira
Gilberto Mastrocola Manzano
Gilmar Fernandes do Prado
Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini

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Abstract

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 or Machado-Joseph disease is the most common spinocerebellar ataxia. In this neurological disease, anatomical, physiological, clinical, and functional neuroimaging demonstrate a degenerative process besides the cerebellum. We performed neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies-polysomnography, transcranial sonography, vestibular-evoked myogenic potential, single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with (99m)Tc-TRODAT-1, and a formal neuropsychological evaluation in a patient with sleep complaints and positive testing for Machado-Joseph disease, without cerebellar atrophy, ataxia, or cognitive complaints. Polysomnography disclosed paradoxical high amplitude of submental muscle, characterizing REM sleep without atonia phenomenon. Transcranial sonography showed hyperechogenicity of the substantia nigra. There was an absence of vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials on both sides in the patient under study, in opposite to 20 healthy subjects. Brain imaging SPECT with (99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 demonstrated a significant lower DAT density than the average observed in six healthy controls. Electroneuromyography was normal. Neuropsychological evaluation demonstrated visuospatial and memory deficits. Impairment of midbrain cholinergic and pontine noradrenergic systems, dysfunction of the pre-synaptic nigrostriatal system, changes in echogenicity of the substantia nigra, and damage to vestibulo-cervical pathways are supposed to occur previous to cerebellar involvement in Machado-Joseph disease.

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NeurophysiologyAdultBrainElectroencephalographyHumansMachado-Joseph DiseaseMaleOrganotechnetium CompoundsPolysomnographySleep Wake DisordersTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTropanesUltrasonography, Doppler, TranscranialVestibular Evoked Myogenic PotentialsOrganotechnetium Compoundstechnetium Tc 99m TRODAT-1Tropanes

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