Antioxidants and other pharmacological treatments for Friedreich ataxia.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Oct 7;4:CD007791

Kearney M, Orrell RW, Fahey M, Pandolfo M.
General Practice, Irish College of General Practitioners, Dunlavin, County Wicklow, Ireland.

Keywords: Friedreich ataxia, autosomal recessive, neurological disorder, slurred speech, scoliosis, pes cavus, heart abnormalities, antioxidants, controlled trials, international Co-operative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS),left ventricular heart mass, magnetic resonance imaging, echocardiography, idebenone.