Paula Coutinho’s outstanding contribution to the definition of Machado-Joseph disease

ABSTRACT Machado-Joseph disease, also known as spinocerebellar ataxia type 3, is the most common form of autosomal dominant ataxia in the world. Paula Coutinho, a highly-regarded Portuguese neurologist worldwide, had a seminal participation in the definition of this disease, more than 40 years ago.

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Main Authors: Bruno Carniatto Marques Garcia, Francisco Manoel Branco Germiniani, Paula Marques, Jorge Sequeiros, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017001000748&lng=en&tlng=en
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