Apart from its role in motor coordination, the importance of the cerebellum in cognitive and affective processes has been recognized in the past few decades. Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) and Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) are rare neurodegenerative diseases of the cerebellum presenting mainly with a progressive loss of gait and limb coordination, dysarthria, and other motor disturbances, but also a range of cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Neuropsychiatric symptoms in spinocerebellar ataxias and Friedreich ataxia
Karamazovova S, Matuskova V, Ismail Z, Vyhnalek M. Neuropsychiatric symptoms in spinocerebellar ataxias and Friedreich ataxia. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 2023 May;150:105205. DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105205. PMID: 37137435.
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