Friedreich’s ataxia is a progressive neuromuscular disease that causes uncoordinated movement, muscle weakness, balance problems, impaired speech, and frequently, heart abnormalities.

That’s because the progressive disorder runs in his family — dating back to an ancestor from the colonial era. A neurological ...

Additionally, PTC analyzed long-term open-label data from an earlier study of vatiquinone in adults with FA. Following 24-months of treatment with vatiquinone, subjects had a 4.8-point benefit on the ...

Most people haven’t heard of the condition, but Friedreich’s ataxia is getting more attention because of a new treatment and ...

Larimar Therapeutics' CTI-1601 offers hope for Friedreich's ataxia patients, with promising trial results. Check out why LRMR ...

A study investigated the origin of ataxia in the brain of patients with stroke. A significant number of the stroke lesions in the patients were located outside the cerebellum. A new study by the ...

A neurological condition that starts in the cerebellum and causes trouble with coordinating movement, Ataxia manifests with physical symptoms, the beloved “Science Guy” explains.

Panelists discuss how the differential diagnosis for Friedreich's Ataxia involves distinguishing it from other ataxias, the process of definitive diagnosis through genetic testing, and the ...

Genetic analysis beyond the causative variants, and independent of the core clinical symptoms (pyramidal signs versus ataxia), might offer a more pertinent way to approach phenotypic variability.

Shares of Biohaven climbed 13% premarket on Monday after the biotech company said its treatment for a rare neurological ...

The US biotech’s neurological drug candidate showed a reduction in disease progression of at least 50% and the company will ...

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