[Writer's cramp secondary to spinocerebellar ataxia type 7]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2007 May;163(5):589-91. doi: 10.1016/s0035-3787(07)90465-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA 7) is a rare autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder (ADCA) caused by expansion of a highly unstable CAG repeat. Clinical features including progressive cerebellar, retinal degeneration and pyramidal signs. We report a patient with SCA 7 diagnosis revealed by progressive cerebellar ataxia and writer's cramp.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ataxin-7
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A / therapeutic use
  • Dystonic Disorders / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics
  • Neuromuscular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Spinocerebellar Ataxias / complications*
  • Spinocerebellar Ataxias / drug therapy
  • Spinocerebellar Ataxias / genetics

Substances

  • ATXN7 protein, human
  • Ataxin-7
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Neuromuscular Agents
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A