A Friedreich ataxia specialist discusses how the typical clinical presentation of Friedreich's Ataxia includes early onset with symptoms such as ataxia and sensory loss, while also examining the ...

The other symptoms were unchanged. Neurological examination disclosed slight improvement in her gait ataxia. The patient’s symptoms were stable for 3 months; she then experienced progressive gait ...

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 ...

(“Ataxia” refers to a loss of muscle coordination.) For people with Friedreich’s ataxia, symptoms typically start between ages 5 and 15. Around a quarter of people with the condition have ...

It is not an infection, but a by-product of venom in the tick’s saliva that is secreted while the tick is attached. Symptoms are unsteady movement and gait (ataxia) and ascending paralysis starting in ...

A significant minority of patients with brain metastases may avoid radiotherapy, but they need to be carefully selected.

Allergies occur when your immune system has a reaction to a normally harmless foreign substance (known as an allergen) such as dust, pollen, or food, resulting in physical symptoms that can range from ...

The following are then assessed in order: gait; signs of frontal dysfunction ... In idiopathic Parkinson's disease it is usual for symptoms and signs to appear on one side, and the unaffected ...

Furthermore, periods of rigidity may cause some individuals to fall without a loss of consciousness. People with HPX may demonstrate gait abnormalities, overactive reflexes, and other signs and ...

Loss of coordination (ataxia) is a common short-term effect of alcohol and is linked to how alcohol ... Alcohol impairs the cerebellum's ability to process information and coordinate muscle movements ...