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autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 4

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An autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia characterized by ataxic gait with spasticity, hyperreflexia of the lower limbs, and mitochondrial defects that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the VPS13D gene on chromosome 1p36.22-

An autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia characterized by ataxic gait with spasticity, hyperreflexia of the lower limbs, and mitochondrial defects that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the VPS13D gene on chromosome 1p36.22-p36.21.

Signs and symptoms

  • Gait ataxia
  • Ataxia
  • Abnormal pyramidal sign
  • Dysarthria
  • Cerebellar atrophy
  • Lower limb muscle weakness
  • Peripheral axonal neuropathy
  • Dystonia
  • Distal amyotrophy
  • Distal muscle weakness

Also known as: SCA24; SCAR4; SCASI; autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia-saccadic intrusion syndrome; spinocerebellar ataxia 24