Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type III (SCA 3)

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Basic synonyms

• Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Degeneration
• Azorean Neurologic Disease
• Machado Disease
• Joseph Disease
• MJD
• Nigrospinodentatal Degeneration
• Striatonigral Degeneration, Autosomal Dominant Type
• Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type III (SCA 3)

Condition Subdivisions

• Machado-Joseph Disease Type I (MJD-I)
• Machado-Joseph Disease Type II (MJD-II)
• Machado-Joseph Disease Type III (MJD-III)

General Discussion
Machado-Joseph Disease (MJD-III), likewise called spinocerebellar ataxia kind III, is an unusual, acquired, ataxia (absence of muscle control) impacting the main peripheral nervous system as well as defined by the slow-moving weakening of specific locations of the mind called the hindbrain. People with MJD could ultimately end up being maimed and/or incapacitated yet their intelligence stays undamaged. The start of signs of MJD differs from very early teenagers to late the adult years.

3 kinds of Machado-Joseph Disease are identified: Types MJD-I, MJD-II, and also MJD-III. The distinctions in the kinds of MJD connect to the age of start as well as extent. Earlier beginning typically generates much more extreme signs and symptoms.