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Friedreich's Ataxia
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Reviewed April 2012
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| Title: | Friedreich's ataxia |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Friedreich's ataxia is a rare inherited disease of the nervous system characterised by the gradual loss of balance, coordination and muscular control. The affected person is unable to control their muscles, which leads to tremors, an unsteady gait and slurred speech, which may look like being drunk to an outsider observer. There is no cure, but the symptoms can be managed with medication and physical therapy. |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Antioxidants and other pharmacological treatment for Friedreich ataxia |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Friedreich ataxia is a rare progressive condition that causes damage to the nervous system. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, meaning that an affected gene must be inherited from each parent for the disease to develop in their child. It... |
| Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Title: | Friedreich ataxia |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Friedreich ataxia by professional health specialists. |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Friedreich's ataxia - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Friedreich's Ataxia is a slowly progressive disorder of the nervous system and muscles. The disorder, named for the physician who first identified it in the early 1860s, results in inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements (ataxia). |
| Date: | Jun 2007 |
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