Comorbid Medical Conditions in Friedreich Ataxia: Association With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Growth Hormone Deficiency

Julianna E. Shinnick, Kimberly Schadt, Cassandra Strawser, Nicholas Wilcox, Susan L. Perlman, George R. Wilmot, Christopher M. Gomez, Katherine D. Mathews, Grace Yoon, Theresa Zesiewicz, Chad Hoyle, S. H. Subramony, Eppie M. Yiu, Martin B. Delatycki, Alicia F. Brocht, Jennifer M. Farmer, and David R. Lynch; J Child Neurol 0883073816643408, first published on April 12, 2016 as doi:10.1177/0883073816643408

Diagnoses with more than twice the prevalence in this Friedreich ataxia cohort than the general population were growth hormone deficiency, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and inflammatory bowel disease. However, patients with Friedreich ataxia did not have a higher incidence of other neurological disorders such as epilepsy or migraine; other sleep disorders besides sleep apnea; other cardiovascular disorders such as coronary artery disease, hypercholesterolemia, or hypertension; or psychiatric disorders such as anxiety

 Comorbid Medical Conditions in Friedreich Ataxia: Association With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Growth Hormone Deficiency