La ataxia de Friedreich, de herencia autosómica recesiva causada por una expansión repetida de trinucleótidos se asocia, entre otras complicaciones sistémicas, con diabetes mellitus. La aparición de torpeza motriz, con dificultad en la carrera y el salto en un varón de 6 años motivaron el estudio ...
Trata-se de um relato de caso de um indivíduo do sexo masculino com 51 anos, nível superior completo, nível socioeconômico favorável, diagnosticado em 1999 com Ataxia de Friedreich. Chega ao ambulatório de Fonoaudiologia, com ênfase no atendimento de adultos com doenças degenerativas, sob encamin...
We present the case of a female patient diagnosed in childhood with Friedreich Ataxia (FA). At the age of 6, she developed left congestive heart failure with cardiomyopathy, as evident on echocardiogram. Neurologic signs only appeared at age 7, including marked loss of muscle mass, gait instability, musc...
ABSTRACT Objective To assess central auditory function in Friedreich's ataxia. Methods A cross-sectional, retrospective study was carried out. Thirty patients underwent the anamnesis, otorhinolaryngology examination, pure tone audiometry, acoustic immittance measures and brainstem auditory evoked poten...
