2017 Dec 3;5(1):89-91. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.12564. eCollection 2018 Jan-Feb.

Author information

1
Department of Neurology Zvolen Hospital Zvolen Slovakia.
2
Institut für Neurogenomik Helmholtz Zentrum München Munich Germany.
3
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie Klinikum rechts der Isar Technische Universität München Munich Germany.
4
Department of Neurology Safarik University Kosice Slovakia.
5
Department of Neurology and Center of Clinical Neuroscience First Faculty of Medicine Charles University and General Faculty Hospital Prague Czech Republic.
6
Institut für Humangenetik Technische Universität München Munich Germany.
7
Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology SyNergy Munich Germany.

Abstract

Ataxia telangiectasia (AT) is an autosomal‐recessive, multisystem disease characterized by progressive neurologic decline, oculocutaneous telangiectasias, immunodeficiency, susceptibility to sinopulmonary infections, autoimmune or other chronic inflammatory diseases, radiation sensitivity (x‐rays and γ‐rays), and malignancies.12 It is caused by a mutation in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene located on chromosome 11q22‐23.3 In typical cases, progressive ataxia starts in the first year of life, leads to a wheelchair‐bound state around the second decade, and it is variably accompanied by other movement disorders like chorea, dystonia, or myoclonus.1 However, there is increasing evidence of atypical forms or variants in which the clinical picture is different, in that it is less severe, with dystonic‐predominant symptoms and without the typical clinical of AT.

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KEYWORDS:

ataxia telangiectasia; case report; compound heterozygote; isolated segmental dystonia

PMID:
 
30363071
 
PMCID:
 
PMC6090590
 [Available on 2018-12-03]
 
DOI:
 
 
10.1002/mdc3.12564