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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Investig Med. 2009 Dec;57(8):830–836. doi: 10.231/JIM.0b013e3181af59c4

Table 3. Guidelines for who test for FXTAS.

Cerebellar ataxia ≥ age 50 &
Unknown cause
Action tremor Presence of cerebellar ataxia, parkinsonism or dementia &
≥ age 50 &
Unknown cause
Dementia Presence of cerebellar ataxia, parkinsonism or action tremor &
≥ age 50 &
Unknown cause
Some FXTAS signs Middle cerebellar peduncle sign or
Patient or family history of premature ovarian insufficiency or
Family history of FMR1 related disease
Multiple system atrophy, cerebellar subtype*
*

Especially if has action tremor or longer than expected disease duration