Publisher's Synopsis
In this volume, leading international experts review the latest scientific and clinical observations on inherited ataxias. The book demonstrates how molecular genetic studies, as well as recent physiological, neurochemical, and clinical data, have generated new concepts on inherited ataxias, particularly on the nosology of these disorders.;The opening chapters review the clinical features and classification of inherited ataxias, examine clinical and imaging correlations, describe the anatomy and physiology of cerebellar disease, and discuss the scientific and clinical relevance of neurotransmitters in the cerebellum. A major portion of the book focuses on current clinical and molecular genetic studies of various forms of inherited ataxia, including a molecular analysis of the Friedreich's ataxia locus. Experimental therapeutic observations on cerebellar grafting are presented.
