Thursday, October 19, 2023

Effectiveness of rehabilitation intervention in persons with Friedreich ataxia

Gabriella Paparella, Cristina Stragà, Marinela Vavla, Nicola Pesenti, Vasco Merotto, Gian A. Martorel, Sara Zalunardo, Maria Armellin, Jimmy Comiotto, Andrea Martinuzzi; Effectiveness of rehabilitation intervention in persons with Friedreich ataxia. Front. Neurol. Sec. Neurorehabilitation Volume 14 - 2023 | doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1270296 

Our study shows significant functional improvement in all the outcome measures used, except for NHPT bilaterally. FARS and SARA scores post-IR are significatively reduced when compared. 
We demonstrate that IR programs in FRDA can provide a meaningful clinical improvement in terms of outcome measures. These findings could be useful when approaching progressive neurological disorders.