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ReviewNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2020

Eye movement changes in autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxias.

Francesca Rosini, Elena Pretegiani, Carla Battisti, Maria Teresa Dotti, Antonio Federico, Alessandra Rufa

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Review in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesca RosiniDepartment of Medicine Surgery and Neuroscience, Eye Tracking& Visual Application Lab EVALAB, Neurology and Neurometabolic Unit, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Elena PretegianiDepartment of Medicine Surgery and Neuroscience, Eye Tracking& Visual Application Lab EVALAB, Neurology and Neurometabolic Unit, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Carla BattistiDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Neurology and Neurometabolic Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Maria Teresa DottiDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Neurology and Neurometabolic Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Antonio FedericoDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Neurology and Neurometabolic Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Alessandra RufaDepartment of Medicine Surgery and Neuroscience, Eye Tracking& Visual Application Lab EVALAB, Neurology and Neurometabolic Unit, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 2, 53100, Siena, Italy. rufa@unisi.it.
University of Siena · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oculomotor abnormalities are common findings in spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs), a clinically heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. Usually, cerebellar impairment accounts for most of the eye movement changes encountered; as the disease progresses, the involvement of extracerebellar structures typically seen in later stages may modify the oculomotor progression. However, ocular movement changes are rarely specific. In this regard, some important exceptions include the prominent slowing of horizontal eye movements in SCA2 and, to a lesser extent, in SCA3, SCA4, and SCA28, or the executive deficit in SCA2 and SCA17. Here, we report the eye movement abnormalities and neurological pictures of SCAs through a review of the literature. Genetic and neuropathological/neuroimaging aspects are also briefly discussed. Overall, the findings reported indicate that oculomotor analysis could be of help in differential diagnosis among SCAs and contribute to clarify the role of brain structures, particularly the cerebellum, in oculomotor control.

Indexed as

Ocular Motility DisordersSpinocerebellar AtaxiasBrainCerebellumEye MovementsHumansCerebellar functionFixation abnormalitiesOculomotor abnormalitiesSaccadesSpinocerebellar ataxia

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PMID32130555
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