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Neurodegenerative diseases:

Diagnosis of spinocerebellar ataxia

Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
1,5 Tesla



3 Tesla



 
Evoked potentials
Auditory evoked potentials (AEPs)



Visual evoked potentials (VEPs)



Sensory evoked potentials (SEPs)



 
Neurography



 
Patient history



Family history



Ethnic and geographic origin



 
Assessment scales
Scale for the assessment and rating
of ataxia (SARA)
SCA functional composite (SCA-FC)
International cooperative ataxia rating
scale (ICARS)
Inventory of non-ataxia symptoms (INAS)
 
Neuropsychological tests
Cerebrospinal fluid tests
Blood tests
 
Genetic tests
SCA1
SCA2
SCA3
SCA6
SCA7
SCA17
other SCA genes
DRPLA
FRDA
Other ataxia related genes
 
Molecular techniques available
PCR techniques
Triplet repeat primed PCR (TP-PCR)
Southern blot
Sequencing


Diagnosis of Huntington's disease (HD)

Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission
tomography (FDG-PET)
CCT
 
Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
1,5 Tesla
3 Tesla
 
Evoked potentials
Sensory evoked potentials (SEPs)
 
Patient history
Family history
Ethnic and geographic origin
Clinical presentation
Psychiatric evaluation
Neuropsychological tests
Cerebrospinal fluid tests
Blood tests
 
Genetic tests for HD expansion and penetration
PCR and fragment sizing
Sequencing
 
Test of other genetic backgrounds
for differential diagnosis


Diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTLD)

Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission
tomography (FDG-PET)
 
Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
1,5 Tesla
3 Tesla
 
Evoked potentials
Auditory evoked potentials (AEPs)
Visual evoked potentials (VEPs)
Sensory evoked potentials (SEPs)
 
Patient history
Family history
Ethnic and geographic origin
 
Clinical assessment scales
Frontotemporal behavioural scale
Clinical dementia rating (CDR) scale
 
Psychiatric evaluation
Neuropsychological tests
Cerebrospinal fluid tests
Blood tests
 
Genetic tests
FTD
MAPT (Tau)
GRN
VCP
C9orf72


Diagnosis of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP)

Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
1,5 Tesla
3 Tesla
 
Evoked potentials
Auditory evoked potentials (AEPs)
Visual evoked potentials (VEPs)
Sensory evoked potentials (SEPs)
 
Patient history
Family history
Clinical presentation
Psychiatric evaluation
Neuropsychological tests
Blood tests
 
Genetic tests
SPG3
SPG4
SPG7
SPG11
SPG15
REEp1
KIF5A
LI-CAM
PLP
 
Molecular techniques
Sequencing
Multiplex ligation-dependent probe
amplification (MLPA) analysis


Neuromuscular diseases:

Diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

Limited deletion / duplication analysis:This question has been deprecated
MLPA analysis:
Point mutation detection:
Dystrophin analysis on muscle biopsy:

Diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

SMN 1 deletion test:
SMN 1 point mutation test:
SMN 2 copy number:

(DEPRECATED) Diagnosis of Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD)

Muscle biopsy:This question has been deprecated
COL6A1/2/3 sequencing:This question has been deprecated
Fibroblast culture:This question has been deprecated

(DEPRECATED) Diagnosis of congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A (MDC1A)

Muscle biopsy:This question has been deprecated
LAMA2 sequencing:This question has been deprecated
Fibroblast culture:This question has been deprecated

Diagnosis of congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS)

Motor and sensory nerve conduction:
Repetitive nerve stimulation:
Single fibre EMG:



Electromyography (EMG):



CHRNE genetic testing:This question has been deprecated
COLQ genetic testing:This question has been deprecated
DOK7 genetic testing:This question has been deprecated
RAPSN genetic testing:This question has been deprecated
Expanded Panel (the above plus MUSK,
AGRN, ALG2, ALG14, DPAGT1, GFPT1,
CHRNA, CHRNB, CHRND, CHAT):
This question has been deprecated
NGS Panel:



WES:



WGS:




Diagnosis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)

Motor nerve conduction:
Repetitive nerve stimulation:This question has been deprecated
PMP22 duplication and deletion test:
Electromyography (EMG):



NGS Panel:



WES:



WGS:




Diagnosis of muscular channelopathy

Electromyography (EMG):
CACNA1S genetic testing:This question has been deprecated
SCN4A genetic testing:This question has been deprecated
CLCN1 genetic testing:This question has been deprecated
DM1 genetic testing:
DM2 genetic testing:
CACNA1A genetic testing:This question has been deprecated
KCN1A genetic testing:This question has been deprecated
NGS panel:
WES:
WGS:

Diagnosis of rare myopathies and muscular dystrophies (LGMDs, CMs, and CMDs))

Muscle biopsy:



EMG:



NGS Panel:



WES:



WGS:




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