Saturday, November 4, 2017

Teaching Video NeuroImages: Spastic ataxia syndrome: The Friedreich-like phenotype of ARSACS

Saffie P, Kauffman MA, Fernandez JM, Acosta I, Espay AJ, de la Cerda A.;  Neurology. 2017 Oct;89(14) e178-e179. doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000004556. PMID: 28972115.

ARSACS is the second most common cause of autosomal recessive spastic ataxia syndrome (SACS mutations account for 37% of Friedreich-negative cases)1 and should be considered in any population with suggestive MRI abnormalities.