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    The Responsiveness of Triaxial Accelerometer Measurement of Gait Ataxia Is Higher than That of the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia in the Early Stages of Spinocerebellar Degeneration

    We reported previously that the average medial–lateral gait amplitude while walking on a straight path determined using triaxial accelerometers fixed on the middle of the upper back may be a quantitative and c...

    Shinichi Shirai, Ichiro Yabe, Ikuko Takahashi-Iwata, Masaaki Matsushima in The Cerebellum (2019)

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    Comparison of Different Symptom Assessment Scales for Multiple System Atrophy

    To identify the most sensitive scale for use in clinical trials on multiple system atrophy (MSA), a short and sensitive scale is needed for MSA clinical trials. Potential candidates are the Unified MSA Rating ...

    Masaaki Matsushima, Ichiro Yabe, Koji Oba, Ken Sakushima, Yasunori Mito in The Cerebellum (2016)

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    Epidemiology of Multiple System Atrophy in Hokkaido, the Northernmost Island of Japan

    Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is an intractable neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by various combinations of autonomic failure, cerebellar ataxia, and parkinsonism. We conducted an epidemiologic...

    Ken Sakushima, Naoki Nishimoto, Masanori Nojima, Masaaki Matsushima in The Cerebellum (2015)

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    Treatment of cerebellar ataxia with 5-HT1A agonist

    Effective, pharmacologic approaches to the treatment of cerebellar ataxia are lacking or inadequate. We recently reported preliminary evidence that tandospirone citrate (tandospirone), a 5-HT1A agonist, improv...

    Asako Takei, Takeshi Hamada, Ichiro Yabe, Hidenao Sasaki in The Cerebellum (2005)