Table 2.
Neurologic features.
patient | presenting features | ataxia | other movement disorder | clinical polyneuropathy | neurophysiology | cognitive impairment | wheelchair use from age, y | SARA | MRI findings | age at MRI |
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p1family1 | unsteady gait | yes | dystonia, chorea | no | NA | no | no | NA | normal | 2 |
p2family1 | speech difficulty | yes | no | no | NA | no | no | NA | NA | NA |
p3family2 | balance disturbance | yes | dystonia | yes | NA | yes | 4 | 34 | severe atrophy of vermis and cerebellar hemispheres | 27 |
p4family2 | balance disturbance | yes | dystonia, myoclonus | yes | Abnormal ENeG | severe | 4 | NA | severe atrophy of vermis and cerebellar hemispheres, cavernoma | 17 |
p5family3 | balance disturbance | yes | dystonia | yes | Abnormal ENeG | yes | 8 | 20 | moderate atrophy of vermis and cerebellar hemispheres | 10 |
p6family3 | delayed speech and motor development | yes | no | yes | NA | yes | 10 | 28 | NA | NA |
P7family3 | balance disturbance | yes | dystonia, dyskinesia, myoclonus | yes | NA | yes | 17 | 24 | general cerebellar atrophy, arachnoid cyst | 8 |
P8family4 | immunodeficiency | yes | dystonia, chorea | not described | NA | no | 6 | NA | severe general cerebellar atrophy | 8 |
p9family5 | ataxia | yes | dystonia | yes | NA | yes | 10 | 29 | severe general cerebellar atrophy | 11 |
p10family6 | ataxia | yes | dystonia, chorea, myoclonus | yes | Abnormal ENeG | yes | 9 | 31 | severe general cerebellar atrophy | 26 |
p11family7 | unsteady gait | yes | dystonia, chorea | yes | NA | no | yes | 33 | NA | NA |
p12family8 | unsteady wide gait | yes | chorea | yes | NA | yes | 10 | 37.5 | vermis atrophya | 10 |
p13family9 | involuntary movements | no | dystonia, myoclonus | no | Normal ENeG and EMG | no | yes | 10 | normal | 35 |
p14family10 | balance disturbance, dysarthria | yes | dystonia, chorea, myoclonus | no | Normal ENeG and EMG | no | no | 7.5 | mild vermis atrophy | 44 |
SARA, Scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; ENeG, electroneurography; EMG, electromyography.