A Patient with Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome Presenting with Executive Cognitive Deficits and Cerebral White Matter Lesions

A Patient with Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome Presenting with Executive Cognitive Deficits and Cerebral White Matter Lesions

Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a late-onset neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects males who are carriers of a premutation of a CGG expansion in the FMR1 gene. In Asian populations, FXTAS has rarely been reported. Here, we report the case of a Japanese FXTAS patien...

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Main Authors: Kensaku Kasuga, Takeshi Ikeuchi, Keiko Arakawa, Ryuji Yajima, Takayoshi Tokutake, Masatoyo Nishizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
CGG repeat expansion
Executive dysfunction
Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome
Premutation
White matter lesion
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/328838

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