Friedreich's Ataxia – A Clinical Diagnosis

Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is an autosomal recessive spinocerebellar degenerative disease characterized by hyperexpansion of GAA triplets in Frataxin gene. The hallmark of this disorder is ataxic gait, areflexia, Babinski's sign and positive Romberg test. We report a 9 year old child wh...

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Main Authors: Md. Fekarul Islam, Devdeep Mukherjee, Ritabrata Kundu, Joydeep Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University
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Online Access:http://jkimsu.com/jkimsu-vol4no1/JKIMSU,%20Vol.%204,%20No.%201,%20Jan-Mar%202015%20Page%20139-141.pdf