A DOMINANT HEREDITARY ATAXIA RESEMBLING MACHADO-JOSEPH DISEASE IN ARNHEM-LAND, AUSTRALIA

Authors
BURT T BLUMBERGS P CURRIE B
Citation
T. Burt et al., A DOMINANT HEREDITARY ATAXIA RESEMBLING MACHADO-JOSEPH DISEASE IN ARNHEM-LAND, AUSTRALIA, Neurology, 43(9), 1993, pp. 1750-1752
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283878
Volume
43
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1750 - 1752
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(1993)43:9<1750:ADHARM>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A dominant ataxia among four families of the Arnhem Land Aboriginal pe ople of Northern Australia has many clinical features in common with M achado-Joseph disease. Neuropathology on one case showed multiple syst em involvement, with sparing of the inferior olives and cerebellar cor tex, consistent with Machado-Joseph disease. Portuguese ancestry is po ssible, although not proven.