Routine Clinical Testing Underestimates Proprioceptive Deficits in Friedreich's Ataxia.

Routine Clinical Testing Underestimates Proprioceptive Deficits in Friedreich's Ataxia. Borchers S, Synofzik M, Kiely E, Himmelbach M., Cerebellum. 2013 Jul 27. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12311-013-0508-5

Keyword: Friedreich's ataxia (FA), degeneration of dorsal root ganglia neurons, proprioceptive deficits, monitoring of disease progression, drug trials, clinical tests for joint position sense (JPS), vibration sense (VS), spatial position sense (SPS).