Fragile X associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) with dementia in a female harbouring FMR1 premutation

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 738-739

  Karmon, Y ^a,c   Gadoth, N ^b,c  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Mayanei Hayeshua Hospital   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATAXIA; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DISORDERS OF HIGHER CEREBRAL FUNCTION; ECHOLALIA; ECHOPRAXIA; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAGILE X ASSOCIATED TREMOR ATAXIA SYNDROME; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATAION 1 GENE; GAIT DISORDER; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPOMIMIA; LETTER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NAUSEA; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VERTIGO; WHITE MATTER; ALLELE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

FMR1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ALLELES; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DEMENTIA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREMOR; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 44449102182     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.139642     Document Type: Letter

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