J Korean Neurol Assoc.  1994 Sep;12(3):562-565.

A Case of Friedreich's Ataxia with Optic Atrophy as an Initial Clinical Manifestation

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  • 1Department of Neurology and Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.

Abstract

The incidence and the nature of visual involvement in Friedreich's ataxia who showed progressive visual impairment a few years before developing characteristic clinical manifestations of Friedreich's ataxia. The progress of disease in this case suggests that visual involvement may be from the same pathogenetic mechanism of peripheral nervous system in Friedreich's ataxia.


MeSH Terms

Friedreich Ataxia*
Incidence
Optic Atrophy*
Peripheral Nervous System
Vision Disorders
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