This study demonstrates that FRDA is very rare among patients who were referred purely for SCA testing without the clinical suspicion of FRDA. Such cases should be referred to specialist ataxia centres for more extensive testing to improve patient management and outcomes.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Friedreich's Ataxia Frequency in a Large Cohort of Genetically Undetermined Ataxia Patients
Brown AF, Parkinson MH, Garcia-Moreno H, Mudanohwo E, Labrum R, Sweeney M, Giunti P.; Front Neurol. 2021 Dec 9;12:736253. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.736253. PMID: 34956042; PMCID: PMC8697107.