X linked ataxias: types

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

X linked ataxias: types. Fragile X tremor ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), Ataxia with spastic diplegia. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Major X linked ataxias

  • Fragile X tremor ataxia syndrome (FXTAS)
  • Ataxia with spastic diplegia
  • X-linked recessive ataxia and adult-onset dementia
  • X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy mutations
  • X-linked spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA-X1)
  • X-linked recessive congenital ataxia
  • X-Linked mental retardation, microcephaly, epilepsy, and ataxia
  • Infantile X-linked ataxia and deafness
  • Arts Syndrome
  • Rett syndrome
  • Ataxia-Dementia (SCAX4)

Rarer X linked ataxias

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References

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  5. Dunne E, Hyman NM, Huson SM, Németh AH. A novel point mutation in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy presenting as a spinocerebellar degeneration. Ann Neurol 1999; 45:652-655.
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