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Very late-onset Friedreich's ataxia with rapid course mimicking as possible multiple system atrophy cerebellar type.
BMJ case reports - 23 Jul 2021
Vidhale Tushar Ashok, Gupta Hemant R, Pj Rohan, Gandhi Charmi
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This 55-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with an insidious onset, progressive backward fall (due to severe truncal ataxia), dysarthria, stiffness in extremities, distal dominant muscle wasting along with behavioural changes and urinary incontinence. Clinical assessment indicated mild cognitive decline (Mini-Mental State Examination 22/27) with cerebellar, pyramidal and peripheral nerves involvement. On...
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