Abstract
Background: Dystonia is a relatively common feature of spinocerebellar ataxia 3 (SCA3). Childhood onset of SCA3 is rare and typically associated with either relatively large, or homozygous, CAG repeat expansions. Case report: We describe a 10-year-old girl with SCA3, who presented with tongue dystonia in addition to limb dystonia and gait ataxia due to a heterozygous expansion of 84 repeats in ATXN3. Discussion: Diagnosis of the SCAs can be challenging, and even more so in children. Tongue dystonia has not previously been documented in SCA3.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements |
Volume | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Childhood onset
- Lingual dystonia
- Polyglutamine tract expansion disorder
- Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3
- Tongue dystonia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine