Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 15, Issue 9 , Pages 621-626 , 5 November 2009

Spinocerebellar ataxia 8: Variable phenotype and unique pathogenesis

  • Amitabh Gupta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S8
    • ,
  • Joseph Jankovic

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Parkinson's Disease Center, and Movement Disorders Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Neurology, the Smith Tower, Suite 1801, 6550 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77030, US. Tel.: +1 713 798 5998, appointments: +1 713 798 7438; fax: +1 713 798 6808.
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Received 9 January 2009 ,Revised 1 June 2009 ,Accepted 2 June 2009.

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☆ The review of this paper was entirely handled by the Co-Editor-in-Chief, Z.K. Wszolek.

PII: S1353-8020(09)00143-6

doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2009.06.001

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 15, Issue 9 , Pages 621-626 , 5 November 2009

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