Article
Electrophysiology and nerve biopsy: comparative study in Friedreich's ataxia and Friedreich's ataxia phenotype with vitamin E deficiency.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Aug 1998
Zouari M, Feki M, Ben Hamida C, Larnaout A, Turki I, Belal S, Mebazaa A, Ben Hamida M, Hentati F
Abstract excerpt
The authors report a comparative study of peripheral nerve conductions and nerve biopsy and somatosensory evoked potentials between 15 patients with Friedreich's ataxia and 15 patients with Friedreich's ataxia phenotype with selective vitamin E deficiency. The patients in the two groups are of si...
Topics
- Adult
- Biopsy
- Electrophysiology
- Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
- Female
- Friedreich Ataxia
- Humans
- Male
- Motor Activity
- Neural Conduction
- Peripheral Nerves
- Peroneal Nerve
- Phenotype
- Sensation
- Vitamin E Deficiency