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Hereditary cerebellar ataxia, mental deficiency, pyramidal involvement and macular pigmentation

A brief review with report of two cases

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    The literature on hereditary cerebellar ataxia of childhood has been briefly reviewed.

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    Two cases of hereditary cerebellar ataxia having pyramidal involvement, mental deficiency, pigmentation of the macular region in two brothers aged 9 and 7 years, respectively, are reported.

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    S. D. Singh & Sarwar Husain

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From the Department of Pediatrics, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal.

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Singh, S.D., Husain, S. Hereditary cerebellar ataxia, mental deficiency, pyramidal involvement and macular pigmentation. Indian J Pediatr 31, 355–358 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02762219

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