Ataxia, Friedreich's

Introduction: Ataxia, Friedreich's

Description of Ataxia, Friedreich's

Ataxia, Friedreich's (medical condition): Progressive muscle weakness from nerve damage....more »

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Friedreich's ataxia:
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Ataxia, Friedreich's: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Ataxia, Friedreich's:

• Ataxia (526 causes)
• Friedreich

Ataxia, Friedreich's as a Disease

Ataxia, Friedreich's: Another name for Friedreich's ataxia (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Friedreich's ataxia
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Ataxia, Friedreich's: Related Diseases

Ataxia, Friedreich's: Ataxia, Friedreich's is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Brain conditions
• Triplet Repeat Genetic Disorders
• Spinal Cord Disorders
• Coordination and balance conditions
• Neuromuscular conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Movement conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Degenerative conditions
• Genetic conditions
• Spinal cord conditions
• Back conditions
• Mitochondrial conditions

Symptoms of Ataxia, Friedreich's (Friedreich's ataxia)

Some of the symptoms of Ataxia, Friedreich's incude:

• Difficulty walking
• Foot deformities
• Clubfoot
• Toe flexion (involuntary bending)
• Loss of knee reflex

See full list of 16 symptoms of Ataxia, Friedreich's (Friedreich's ataxia)

Treatments for Ataxia, Friedreich's (Friedreich's ataxia)

Treatments for Ataxia, Friedreich's (Friedreich's ataxia) include:

• Symptomatic and supportive
• Medications - for heart problems
• Physical therapy
• Braces
• Surgery - for orthopedic problems

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Treatment of Ataxia, Friedreich's: For more treatment information about Ataxia, Friedreich's, see treatment of Friedreich's ataxia (Ataxia, Friedreich's)

Ataxia, Friedreich's: Article Excerpts about Friedreich's ataxia

Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)

Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is a rare inherited disease characterized by the progressive loss of...(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

NINDS Friedreich's Ataxia Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Friedreich's ataxia is an inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Friedreich's Ataxia Information Page: NINDS)

Ataxia, Friedreich's: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Ataxia, Friedreich's:

• inherited ataxia
• hereditary ataxia
• progressive limb and gait ataxia
• dysarthria
• loss of joint position and vibration senses
• absent tendon reflexes in the legs

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