RT Book, Section A1 Bissonnette, Bruno A1 Luginbuehl, Igor A1 Marciniak, Bruno A1 Dalens, Bernard J. SR Print(0) ID 58075013 T1 Machado-Joseph Disease T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications YR 2006 FD 2006 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 9780071354554 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58075013 RD 2022/08/11 AB Rare hereditary neurodegenerative disorder, also called spinocerebellar ataxia type III, which is characterized by weakness of arms and legs, spasticity, and a staggering lurching gait easily mistaken from drunkenness. Other clinical features include dysphagia, severe nystagmus, dystonia, and twitching of the tongue. Some patients have peculiar exophthalmos.