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episodic ataxia type 5

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An episodic ataxia that is characterized by dysarthria and vertigo, develops in early childhood, and has_material_basis_in autosomal dominant inheritance of mutation in the CACNB4 gene.

Signs and symptoms

  • Episodic ataxia
  • Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
  • Dysarthria
  • Postural instability
  • Vertigo
  • Febrile seizure (within the age range of 3 months to 6 years)
  • Typical absence seizure
  • Gaze-evoked nystagmus
  • Truncal ataxia
  • Ataxia