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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 149-152 |
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Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix Saguenay (ARSACS) in three brothers of a family from Kerala
Sasikumar Sheetal1, Amith K Sasikumar2, Lovin G Tomy1
1 Department of Neurology, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
2 Department of Neurology, Lourdes Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sasikumar Sheetal
Department of Neurology, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Thiruvalla, Kerala.
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/AOMD.AOMD_60_20
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Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix Saguenay (ARSACS) is an uncommon spastic-ataxic syndrome that is characterized by cerebellar ataxia, spasticity, and peripheral neuropathy. Though initially reported from Charlevoix-Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region in Canada, this neurodegenerative disorder has been reported from other regions of the world. There have been very few reports on this condition from Kerala, India. We hereby report a family of three brothers from Kerala who were diagnosed with this condition. |
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