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

Table 2.

Revised fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) phenotype

System affected Symptoms and signs Reference
Motor    
  Action tremor [1,3]
  Cerebellar gait ataxia [1,3]
  Parkinsonism [1,3]
  Reflex myoclonus [11]
Cognitive
  Executive dysfunction [12]
  Dementia [13]
Autonomic
  Urinary dysfunction [3]
  Erectile dysfunction [3]
  Constipation/fecal incontinence [12]
  Orthostatic hypotension [14]
Psychiatric
  Depression [15-17]
  Anxiety [15,17]
  Irritability, agitation, apathy [16]
Other CNS, medical
  Impaired olfaction [8]
  Hearing loss [8]
  Hypertension [18,19]
  Sleep apnea [20]
Peripheral nervous system
  Length dependent neuropathy [3]
  Non-length dependent sensory neuropathy [4,8,21-28]
Femalesa
  Muscle pain/fibromyalgia [19,29]
  Hypothyroidism [19]
Radiography
  MRI T2 hyperintensities in the middle cerebellar peduncles (MCP sign) or brainstem [4,30]
  MRI T2 hyperintensities in the splenium of the corpus callosum [31]
  MRI white matter lesions in the cerebrum [4,30]
  Moderate to severe generalized atrophy [4,30]
  Corpus callosum atrophy [4]
  Cerebellar atrophy [4]

aAdditional signs that are typical findings in females, much more so than males. CNS, central nervous system; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.