Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS): typical clinical and neuroimaging features in a Brazilian family

Ataxia espástica autossômica recessiva de Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS): aspectos clínicos e de neuroimagem típicos em uma família brasileira

Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by late-infantile onset spastic ataxia and other neurological features. ARSACS has a high prevalence in northeastern Quebec, Canada. Several ARSACS cases have been reported outside Canada in recent decades. This is the first report of typical clinical and neuroimaging features in a Brazilian family with probable diagnosis of ARSACS.

autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay; early onset spastic ataxia