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Clinical Reasoning: A 50-Year-Old Man With Ataxia, Dystonia, and Abnormal Ocular Movements.

Authors :
Panigrahi B
Radhakrishnan DM
Saini A
Vishnu VY
Gupta A
Pandit AK
Agarwal A
Garg D
Singh MB
Bhatia R
Srivastava P
Srivastava AK
Rajan R
Source :
Neurology [Neurology] 2024 Dec 10; Vol. 103 (11), pp. e210046. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 12.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

A 50-year-old male patient presented with a 10-year history of progressive cerebellar ataxia, multifocal dystonia with dystonic tremors, and oculomotor abnormalities including bilateral ptosis, slow saccades, and reduced range of ocular movements. There were no signs of cognitive impairment, parkinsonism, autonomic dysfunction, or muscle weakness, and the family history was unremarkable. This case presents the diagnostic approach to adult-onset cerebellar ataxia with dystonia and abnormal eye movements. In this era of genomic testing, our case highlights the role of clinical phenotyping and the utility of whole-exome sequencing in ataxias.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1526-632X
Volume :
103
Issue :
11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Neurology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
39531603
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000210046