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Summary
Adult onset cerebellar dysfunction with neuropathy is a commonly encountered condition and is usually due to genetic causes such as spinocerebellar ataxia, gluten ataxia, alcohol related, toxic, degenerative, immune mediated, paraneoplastic causes and so on.⇓ Ataxia and neuropathy as presenting features of hepatitis-B related liver disease are very rare and have not been reported so far.
- hepatitis b
- portal hypertension
- cirrhosis
- movement disorders (other than parkinsons)
- peripheral nerve disease
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Contributors AE contributed to the diagnosis, management and in writing the manuscript. DD contributed to the diagnosis, management and in writing the manuscript. MT contributed to the diagnosis and management of the case. RB contributed to the diagnosis and management of the case.
Competing interests None declared.
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