Thursday, June 2, 2022

A clinical and epidemiological prevalence study on Friedreich's Ataxia in Latium, Italy

Romano S, Bacigalupo I, Marcotulli C, Cioffi E, Bertini ES, Vasco G, Perna A, Petrucci A, Massa R, Frezza E, Romano C, Salvetti M, Ristori G, Silvestri G, Vanacore N, Casali C.; Neuroepidemiology. 2022 May. DOI: 10.1159/000525159. PMID: 35636410.

We estimated the crude and standardized prevalence of FRDA in Latium. A clinical classification (EOFA, LOFA, VLOFA) gave significant correlations. This epidemiological estimate allows to monitor a disease prevalence over time in cohort studies, and/or for developing disease registry.