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. 2014 Jul 30;6(1):31. doi: 10.1186/1866-1955-6-31

Table 1.

Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome FXTAS diagnostic criteria

FXTAS category: a Exam and degree Observation
Definite: Radiological
One clinical major and one of the following: Major MRI white matter lesions in middle cerebellar peduncle and/or brain stem
 • one radiological major criterion Minor MRI white matter lesions in cerebral white matter
 • presence of intranuclear inclusion Minor Moderate to severe generalized atrophy
Clinical
Probable: Major Action tremor
One of the following: Major Cerebellar gait ataxia
Minor Parkinsonism
 • two clinical major criteria Minor Moderate to severe short-term memory deficiency
 • one radiological major criterion and one clinical minor criterion Minor Executive function deficit
Pathological
Major Classic FXTAS CNS intranuclear inclusions
Possible:  
Both of the following:
 • one clinical major criterion
 • one radiological minor criterion

aFor all categories, must have FMR1 premutation. CNS, central nervous system; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.