Electronystagmography findings in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) and type 2 (SCA2)
OBJECTIVE: To describe the alterations observed in electronystagmography (ENG) of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) types 2 and 3. METHOD: Sixteen patients were studied and the following procedures were carried out: anamnesis, otorhinolaryngological and vestibular evaluations. RESULTS: The...
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| author | Bianca Simone Zeigelboim Hélio A.G. Teive Rosane Sampaio Ari Leon Jurkiewicz Paulo B.N. Liberalesso |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To describe the alterations observed in electronystagmography (ENG) of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) types 2 and 3. METHOD: Sixteen patients were studied and the following procedures were carried out: anamnesis, otorhinolaryngological and vestibular evaluations. RESULTS: The clinical findings in the entire group of patients were: gait disturbances (93.75%), dysarthria (43.75%), headache (43.75%), dizziness (37.50%) and dysphagia (37.50%). In the vestibular exam, the rotatory (62.50%) and caloric (75%) tests were among those which presented the largest indexes of abnormalities; the presence of alterations in the exams was 87.50%, with a predominance of central vestibular disorders in 68.75% of the exams. CONCLUSION: Vestibular exams could be an auxiliary tool to investigate SCAs, besides a precise clinical approach and, particularly, molecular genetic tests. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf2a1f1a2a804bd0b3f8b263cbf7be962022-12-22T00:43:03ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272011-10-0169576076510.1590/S0004-282X2011000600007S0004-282X2011000600007Electronystagmography findings in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) and type 2 (SCA2)Bianca Simone Zeigelboim0Hélio A.G. Teive1Rosane Sampaio2Ari Leon Jurkiewicz3Paulo B.N. Liberalesso4Universidade Tuiuti do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Tuiuti do ParanáUniversidade Tuiuti do ParanáUniversidade Tuiuti do ParanáOBJECTIVE: To describe the alterations observed in electronystagmography (ENG) of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) types 2 and 3. METHOD: Sixteen patients were studied and the following procedures were carried out: anamnesis, otorhinolaryngological and vestibular evaluations. RESULTS: The clinical findings in the entire group of patients were: gait disturbances (93.75%), dysarthria (43.75%), headache (43.75%), dizziness (37.50%) and dysphagia (37.50%). In the vestibular exam, the rotatory (62.50%) and caloric (75%) tests were among those which presented the largest indexes of abnormalities; the presence of alterations in the exams was 87.50%, with a predominance of central vestibular disorders in 68.75% of the exams. CONCLUSION: Vestibular exams could be an auxiliary tool to investigate SCAs, besides a precise clinical approach and, particularly, molecular genetic tests.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000600007&lng=en&tlng=enataxia espinocerebelardisfunção vestibulareletronistagmografia |
| spellingShingle | Bianca Simone Zeigelboim Hélio A.G. Teive Rosane Sampaio Ari Leon Jurkiewicz Paulo B.N. Liberalesso Electronystagmography findings in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) and type 2 (SCA2) Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria ataxia espinocerebelar disfunção vestibular eletronistagmografia |
| title | Electronystagmography findings in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) and type 2 (SCA2) |
| title_full | Electronystagmography findings in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) and type 2 (SCA2) |
| title_fullStr | Electronystagmography findings in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) and type 2 (SCA2) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electronystagmography findings in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) and type 2 (SCA2) |
| title_short | Electronystagmography findings in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) and type 2 (SCA2) |
| title_sort | electronystagmography findings in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 sca3 and type 2 sca2 |
| topic | ataxia espinocerebelar disfunção vestibular eletronistagmografia |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000600007&lng=en&tlng=en |
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