Weight loss is correlated with disease severity in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2: a cross-sectional cohort study.

Using anthropometric measures in the assessment of the nutritional status of SCA2 patients might provide hints about pathophysiological mechanisms that underlie metabolic abnormalities in SCA2. Anthropometric are close related with disease severity and progression, and trigger preventive therapies aimed to ameliorate weight loss and wasting in these patients.