Here, we report a familial spinocerebellar ataxia (FSCA), which has clinical features similar to Friedreich's ataxia, an ataxia with isolated vitamin E deficiency, and ataxia telangiectasia. However, the serum levels of creatine kinase, gamma-globulin, and alpha-fetoprotein were elevated, and biochemical and genetic analyses ruled out diagnosis of these three ataxias as well as other FSCAs. Thus, this family is thought to have a new type of FSCA.

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The white-coat effect induced by the speech therapist's presence is more common among patients with mild aphasia, without regard to the type of aphasia. Blood pressure monitoring during speech therapy should help therapists treat patients safely.

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