Autonomic function testing in Friedreich’s ataxia

Elisabetta Indelicato, Alessandra Fanciulli, Jean-Pierre Ndayisaba, Wolfgang Nachbauer, Andreas Eigentler, Roberta Granata, Julia Wanschitz, Werner Poewe, Gregor K. Wenning, Sylvia Boesch. J Neurol (2018). Doi:10.1007/s00415-018-8946-0

FRDA patients may experience several autonomic symptoms and overall their burden correlates with disease severity. Nonetheless, clinical testing shows no major involvement of sudomotor and cardiovascular autonomic function.

 Autonomic function testing in Friedreich’s ataxia