posted on 2017-11-29, 11:26authored byBruno Carniatto Marques Garcia, Francisco Manoel Branco Germiniani, Paula Marques, Jorge Sequeiros, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive
ABSTRACT Machado-Joseph disease, also known as spinocerebellar ataxia type 3, is the most common form of autosomal dominant ataxia in the world. Paula Coutinho, a highly-regarded Portuguese neurologist worldwide, had a seminal participation in the definition of this disease, more than 40 years ago.