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Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2 (AOA2): an eye movement study of two siblings

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Prof. Maria Teresa Dotti for her precious contribution in the neurological evaluation of the two patients.

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The work was partially supported by RoNeuro and Liquidweb srl who participated in the NEUROSENSE Joint Lab of the Dept. of Medicine Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena.

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  1. Department of Medicine Surgery and Neuroscience, Eye Tracking & Visual Application Lab EVALAB/NEUROSENSE, Neurology and Neurometabolic Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    A. Bargagli, F. Rosini, D. Zanca, V. Serchi & A. Rufa

  2. Department of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering, Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

    D. Zanca

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The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethical Committee Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, EVAlab protocol CEL no. 48/2016.

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Patient’s relatives have given their consent to publish the eye movement data of both patients.

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The patients, were informed of the clinical study, before the ocular movements registration by a consent. The consent was signed by the parents, because they were underage.

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Bargagli, A., Rosini, F., Zanca, D. et al. Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2 (AOA2): an eye movement study of two siblings. Neurol Sci 42, 3039–3042 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05206-1

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