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Ataxia Study Group

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Have questions? Contact the group's MDS Staff Liaison, Amber Flatland, at aflatland@movementdisorders.org

Mission/Objectives:

The main missions of the Ataxia Study Group will be to:
  • Assess ataxia scales.
  • Create algorithms for genetic evaluation of ataxias.
  • Reporting annually on the progress and next steps on ataxias.
  • To organize meetings during the annual MDS Congress, or during the annual regional meetings.
Additional information (background, current or proposed projects, etc):
  • Defining the needs in the ataxia research
  • Developing a scientific task on a long-term basis, in the area of ataxias

Leadership


Chair: Bart Van De Warrenburg 


Co-Chair: Liana Rosenthal

Steering Committee

Alexis Brice
Jennifer Faber
Clecio Godeiro Jr.
Thomas Klockgether
Sheng-Han Kuo
Kulthida Methawasin
Lauren Moore
Puneet Opal
Pramod Pal

Massimo Pandolfo
Vijayashankar Paramanandam
Divya Radhakrishnan
Achal Srivastava
Christofer Stephen
Theresa Zesiewicz
Oluwadamilola Ojo
Shaimaa El-Jaafary
Lorraine Chishimba

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