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

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 ...

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At 14, he developed ataxia, a neurological condition related to poor muscle control leg weakness. His symptoms were resolved after doctors "revised" the shunt. Though his IQ was below average ...

Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Symptomatology of Friedreich Ataxia Video content above is prompted by the following: Describe the typical clinical presentation of FA in terms of age of onset ...

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 ...

MSA is divided into MSA-C (cerebellar variant) which has more symptoms of ataxia (incoordination ... to carry out learned purposeful movements), alien limb (the hand or the leg seem to have "a mind of ...

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.

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It occurs in older dogs, leading to weakness, ataxia (unsteady gait) and muscle atrophy in the lower back and hind legs. Ataxia may be a progressive feature, or it may come and go for short periods.