Ella-Rose Kennedy was diagnosed with Friedreich ataxia after her parents noticed something wasn't 'quite right' when she was ...
"The initial presentation typically includes dementia and neurological symptoms such as ataxia, myoclonus, and gait abnormalities as well as behavioral changes," Cetin and co-authors wrote. Sporadic ...
The human body is a complex system and even minor symptoms like tingling in hands or feet could indicate something bigger.
As well, systemic and geriatric disorders will complicate the findings. The following are then assessed in order: gait; signs of frontal dysfunction; signs of parkinsonism; neuroophthalmologic ...
During the course of the disease, virtually all patients developed asymmetric or unilateral akinetic rigid parkinsonism and a gait disorder. No patient had a dramatic response to levodopa therapy.