Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 olfactory impairment shows a pattern similar to other major neurodegenerative diseases

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1165-1169

  Velázquez Pérez, Luis ^a   Fernandez Ruiz, Juan ^b   Díaz, Rosalinda ^b   González, Ruth Pérez ^a   Ochoa, Nalia Canales ^a   Cruz, Gilberto Sánchez ^a   Mederos, Luis Enrique Almaguer ^a   Góngora, Edilberto Martínez ^a   Hudson, Robyn ^c   Drucker Colin, René ^d  

^a Centro para la Investigacion y Rehabilitacion de las Ataxias Hereditarias Cuba   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Neurodegenerative diseases; Olfactory function; Olfactory impairment; Spinocerebellar ataxia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMELLING; SMELLING DISORDER; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OLFACTION DISORDERS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS;

EID: 33749445672     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0183-2     Document Type: Article

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