Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for patient and control selection
| Group | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|---|
| General |
- Age ≥ 18 years - German-speaking (primary language) - Informed consent |
- Alcohol or drug abuse - Intake of centrally acting drugs (other than low-dose antidepressants) - Consuming diseases - Poor health condition - Persons under legal supervision |
| Patients | - General inclusion criteria |
- General exclusion criteria - Severe primary psychiatric disorders |
| Degenerative Cerebellar Disorders | ||
|
Cer-pure Disorders primarily affecting the cerebellum |
- SAOA - EA1 and EA2 - SCA6 - SCA8 - SCA14 - ANO10 - Post-inflammatory cerebellar degeneration | |
|
Cer-plus Disorders with relevant extracerebellar involvement |
- MSA-C - all other hereditary ataxias including: SCA1, 2, 3, Friedreich’s ataxia, early onset cerebellar ataxias | |
| Focal Cerebellar Lesions | ||
| Cer-pure/ cer-plus |
- Cerebellar stroke - Cerebellar hemorrhage - Cerebellar tumor - Cerebellar surgical lesion | |
| Controls | - General inclusion criteria |
- General exclusion criteria - Neurological and psychiatric disorders |
| Pretesting Subjects | - General inclusion criteria |
- General exclusion criteria - Neurologists and psychologists that were involved in the development of the German CCAS Scales |