Nonmotor symptoms (NMS) have been increasingly recognized in a number of
neurodegenerative diseases with a burden of disability that parallels or even surpasses that …

Background Autonomic dysfunctions are prevalent in several cerebellar disorders, but they
have not been systematically investigated in spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs). Studies …

Cerebellar ataxias (CAs) represent a group of autosomal dominant and recessive
neurodegenerative disorders affecting cerebellum with or without spinal cord. Overall, CAs …

Background Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA s) are dominantly inherited, progressive ataxia
disorders. Disease progression could be preceded by weight loss. Objectives We aimed to …

Idiopathic sporadic ataxia (ISA) is the clinical term for nonfamilial ataxia with adult-onset and
a slowly progressive course. However, immune-mediated cerebellar ataxia cannot be …

Montes‐Brown J, Machado A, Estévez M, Carricarte C, Velázquez‐Pérez L. Autonomic
dysfunction in presymptomatic spinocerebellar ataxia type‐2. Acta Neurol Scand: 2012: 125 …

Sriranjini SJ, Pal PK, Krishna N, Sathyaprabha TN. Subclinical pulmonary dysfunction in
spinocerebellar ataxias 1, 2 and 3. Acta Neurol Scand: 2010: 122: 323–328.© 2009 The …

Purpose To assess whether autonomic failure belongs to the clinical spectrum of
spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), an autosomal dominant genetic disorder showing …

Background Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders have been thoroughly investigated in hypokinetic
disorders such as Parkinson's disease, but much less is known about GI disorders in …

Autonomic dysfunction has been already described in patients with SCA3/MJD, but several
important questions remain unanswered. The objectives of this study are to determine the …