Table 1.
General description of answers obtained in the survey
| Characteristics | Number of cases | |
|---|---|---|
| Responses in | English | 18/28 * |
| Spanish | 7/28 * | |
| Portuguese | 3/28 * | |
| Respondents were | Neurologists | 19/28 * |
| Clinical geneticists | 4/28 * | |
| Neuropediatricians | 1/28 * | |
| Professionals related to molecular diagnoses | 3/28 * | |
| Other | 1/28 * | |
| Answers were about | Public services | 20/26 |
| Private health services | 6/26 | |
| Geographic origin | Argentina | 1/26 |
| Bolivia | 1/26 | |
| Brazil | 11/26 | |
| Canada | 2/26 | |
| Chile | 3/26 | |
| Cuba | 1/26 | |
| Mexico | 3/26 | |
| USA | 2/26 | |
| Uruguay | 1/26 | |
| Peru | 1/26 | |
| Answers about the total number of ataxic patients under current care | 25/26 | |
| Answers about the total number of ataxic families under current care | 19/26 | |
| Answers about specific diagnoses per subject in the last 20 years | 12/26 | |
| Answers about specific diagnoses per family in the last 20 years | 10/26 | |
*
Number of respondents. The other items comprised the number of sites