Monday, October 13, 2025

Analysis of a Modified Version of the Inventory of Non-Ataxia Signs Over 12 Years in Patients with Friedreich's Ataxia in the EFACTS Study

Lischewski, S.A., Dogan, I., Giunti, P., Parkinson, M.H., Mariotti, C., Durr, A., Ewenczyk, C., Boesch, S., Nachbauer, W., Klopstock, T., Stendel, C., de Rivera Garrido, F.J.R., Schöls, L., Fleszar, Z., Klockgether, T., Grobe-Einsler, M., Giordano, I., Rai, M., Pandolfo, M., Jacobi, H., Hilgers, R.-D., Schulz, J.B., Reetz, K. and the EFACTS Study Group (2025), Analysis of a Modified Version of the Inventory of Non-Ataxia Signs Over 12 Years in Patients with Friedreich's Ataxia in the EFACTS Study. Mov Disord. doi:10.1002/mds.70084

Participants were drawn from the European Friedreich's Ataxia Consortium for Translational Studies (EFACTS). The modified INAS count (presence/absence, 0–16 scale) and modified INAS sum (severity-weighted, 0–84 scale) were evaluated using linear mixed-models and standardized response means (SRMs). Items rare (<5%) and uncharacteristic in Friedreich's ataxia were excluded (chorea, myoclonus, fasciculations, resting tremor, rigidity)