Clinical features of Friedreich ataxia

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1133-1137

  Delatycki, Martin B ^a,b,c   Corben, Louise A ^a  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

cardiomyopathy; cerebellum; diabetes mellitus; dysarthria; Friedreich ataxia; neuropathy; pes cavus; spinocerebellar

Indexed keywords

FRATAXIN;

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BABINSKI REFLEX; BRACE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENE DELETION; HEARING LOSS; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INTRON; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ONSET AGE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCOLIOSIS; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TENDON DISEASE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX; VIBRATION SENSE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMANS; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MUTATION; NEUROEFFECTOR JUNCTION;

EID: 84865625859     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812448230     Document Type: Conference Paper

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