Diseases

Spinocerebellar Degenerations

A heterogenous group of degenerative syndromes marked by progressive cerebellar dysfunction either in isolation or combined with other neurologic manifestations. Sporadic and inherited subtypes occur. Inheritance patterns include autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked.

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A heterogenous group of degenerative syndromes marked by progressive cerebellar dysfunction either in isolation or combined with other neurologic manifestations. Sporadic and inherited subtypes occur. Inheritance patterns include autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked.

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77 entry terms
  • Spino Cerebellar Degenerations
  • Spino-Cerebellar Degenerations
  • Spinocerebellar Degeneration
  • Spinocerebellar Diseases
  • Degeneration, Spino Cerebellar
  • Degeneration, Spino-Cerebellar
  • Degeneration, Spinocerebellar
  • Degenerations, Spino Cerebellar
  • Degenerations, Spinocerebellar
  • Spino Cerebellar Degeneration
  • Spino-Cerebellar Degeneration
  • Spinocerebellar Disease
  • Ataxias, Hereditary
  • Cerebellar Ataxia, Early Onset
  • Cerebellar Ataxia, Late Onset
  • Cerebellar Degenerations, Primary
  • Corticostriatal-Spinal Degeneration
  • Early Onset Cerebellar Ataxia
  • Familial Spinocerebellar Degenerations
  • Garland-Moorhouse Syndrome
  • Hereditary Oligophrenic Cerebello-Lental Degeneration
  • Hereditary Spinocerebellar Degenerations
  • Inherited Spinocerebellar Degenerations
  • Late Onset Cerebellar Ataxia
  • Marie Cerebellar Ataxia
  • Marie's Cerebellar Ataxia
  • Marinesco-Garland Syndrome
  • Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome
  • Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome-Hypergonadotrophic Hypogonadism
  • Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome-Myopathy
  • Marinesco-Sjogren-Garland Syndrome
  • Marinesco-Sjögren Syndrome
  • Ataxia, Hereditary
  • Cerebellar Ataxia, Marie
  • Cerebellar Ataxia, Marie's
  • Cerebellar Degeneration, Primary
  • Corticostriatal Spinal Degeneration
  • Corticostriatal-Spinal Degenerations
  • Degeneration, Corticostriatal-Spinal
  • Degeneration, Familial Spinocerebellar
  • Degeneration, Hereditary Spinocerebellar
  • Degeneration, Inherited Spinocerebellar
  • Degeneration, Primary Cerebellar
  • Degenerations, Corticostriatal-Spinal
  • Degenerations, Familial Spinocerebellar
  • Degenerations, Hereditary Spinocerebellar
  • Degenerations, Inherited Spinocerebellar
  • Degenerations, Primary Cerebellar
  • Familial Spinocerebellar Degeneration
  • Garland Moorhouse Syndrome
  • Hereditary Ataxia
  • Hereditary Ataxias
  • Hereditary Oligophrenic Cerebello Lental Degeneration
  • Hereditary Spinocerebellar Degeneration
  • Hypogonadism, Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome-Hypergonadotrophic
  • Inherited Spinocerebellar Degeneration
  • Marinesco Garland Syndrome
  • Marinesco Sjogren Garland Syndrome
  • Marinesco Sjogren Syndrome
  • Marinesco Sjogren Syndrome Hypergonadotrophic Hypogonadism
  • Marinesco Sjogren Syndrome Myopathy
  • Marinesco Sjögren Syndrome
  • Primary Cerebellar Degeneration
  • Primary Cerebellar Degenerations
  • Spinocerebellar Degeneration, Familial
  • Spinocerebellar Degeneration, Hereditary
  • Spinocerebellar Degeneration, Inherited
  • Spinocerebellar Degenerations, Familial
  • Spinocerebellar Degenerations, Hereditary
  • Spinocerebellar Degenerations, Inherited
  • Syndrome, Garland-Moorhouse
  • Syndrome, Marinesco-Garland
  • Syndrome, Marinesco-Sjogren
  • Syndrome, Marinesco-Sjogren-Garland
  • Syndrome, Marinesco-Sjögren
  • Syndrome-Hypergonadotrophic Hypogonadism, Marinesco-Sjogren
  • Syndrome-Myopathy, Marinesco-Sjogren

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2000(1987)

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Previous Indexing

  • Cerebellar Ataxia (1968-1986)
  • Cerebellar Diseases (1966-1986)
  • Spinal Cord Diseases (1966-1986)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Spinocerebellar Degenerations. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013132. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013132
  2. Spinocerebellar Degenerations. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66124188