Symptoms such as nausea,vomiting,dizziness and dystaxia were common in this group of patients,and headache and nuchal rigidity were found in 51.6% and 32.3% patients respectively.
Huda says this collaboration has deepened their knowledge not just of SCA-1, but other neurological disorders, like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
Between them, they've discovered that the gene responsible for SCA-1 produces a protein called ATAXIN-1 that causes clumps in the brain and leads to that loss of balance.