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Cardiomyopathy of Friedreich's Disease. Modern Methods of Diagnostic
Friedreich's disease is a hereditary neurodegenerative multiple organ disease, primarily affecting the most energy-dependent tissues (cells of the nervous system, myocardium, pancreas), the lesion of which is characterized by progressive ataxia ...
E. I. Fomicheva +5 more
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Friedreich’s ataxia, a spinocerebellar degeneration, is an autosomal recessive disease of the cerebellum, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. Symptoms generally begin before puberty and include an ataxic gait, dysarthria, loss of reflexes, and variably nystagmus, kyphoscoliosis, and pes cavus.
P.E. Hart, A.H.V. Schapira
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Background Friedreich’s ataxia is an inherited, progressive, neurodegenerative disease that typically begins in childhood. Disease severity is commonly assessed with rating scales, such as the modified Friedreich’s Ataxia Rating Scale, which are usually ...
Arne Mueller +11 more
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Work in a mouse model of Friedreich’s ataxia has shown that administration of the cytokine granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) could have beneficial neuroprotective effects.
Kevin C. Kemp +8 more
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Friedreich ataxia is a rare disorder characterized by an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. The disease is noted for a constellation of clinical symptoms, notably loss of coordination and a variety of neurologic and cardiac complications.
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Predictors of loss of ambulation in Friedreich's ataxia
Background: Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is a characterized by progressive loss of coordination and balance leading to loss of ambulation (LoA) in nearly all affected individuals.
Christian Rummey +2 more
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FDA Approves Omaveloxolone based on Successful Moxie Trial Results for Friedreich's Ataxia - Review
Introduction: In recent years, the medical community has witnessed a significant breakthrough in the treatment of Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA), a rare and debilitating genetic disorder affecting the nervous system.
Krzysztof Kania +5 more
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Electrocardiogram in Friedreich's ataxia: A short‐term surrogate endpoint for treatment efficacy
Friedreich's ataxia is a rare degenerative neuromuscular disorder, caused by a homozygous GAA triplet repeat expansion in the frataxin (FXN) gene, with a broad clinical phenotype characterized by progressive gait and limb ataxia, dysarthria, and loss of ...
Sandra Mastroianno +7 more
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Functional and Gait Assessment in Children and Adolescents Affected by Friedreich's Ataxia: A One-Year Longitudinal Study. [PDF]
Friedreich's ataxia is the most common autosomal recessive form of neurodegenerative ataxia. We present a longitudinal study on the gait pattern of children and adolescents affected by Friedreich's ataxia using Gait Analysis and the Scale for the ...
Gessica Vasco +8 more
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The identification of efficient markers of disease progression and response to possibly effective treatments is a key priority for slowly progressive, rare and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Friedreich’s ataxia.
Marinela Vavla +17 more
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