Presentation
RESULTS The patients within our family case all presented esotropia, with or without a vertical oculomotor disorder. [unboundmedicine.com]
Each entry follows a 5 section structure that will cover (1) essential features of the disorder (2) physiological basis of the disorder (3) neuropsychological and other clinical presentation (4) assessment and diagnostic practices (5) evidence-based treatments [books.google.com]
[…] type II, which may be very mild and not present until the third or fourth decade of life. [britannica.com]
Videos 2015 Friedreich’s Ataxia Symposium Watch a recording of the topics presented at the eighth annual Friedreich’s Ataxia Symposium in 2015, including clinical management updates, recent research, information about cardiac function, a conversation [chop.edu]
Links: epidemiology clinical presentation cerebellar ataxia sensory ataxia classification of ataxia urgent referral for suspected brain tumour [gpnotebook.co.uk]
Entire Body System
- Weakness
We report a 32-year-old woman, who first noted myotonia that was associated with weakness during her first pregnancy. The work-up disclosed that she had Thomsen's disease which is not known to be associated with weakness. [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
In adulthood, it presents with myotonia, progressive muscle weakness and wasting affecting first distal limbs muscles or ptosis and facial weakness. [neuroweb.us]
There is no weakness in Thomsen disease, but Becker disease is associated with transient weakness after prolonged rest and sometimes with progressive weakness. [msdmanuals.com]
- Fatigue
Episodes of prolonged muscle contraction in those with Thomsen disease can also result in subsequent muscle weakness or fatigue. [manchesterneurophysio.co.uk]
Drowsiness, fatigue, headache insomnia nausea and excess urination can also occur with baclofen use 17. [multiplesystematrophy.org]
A neuro-muscular disorder results in muscle weakness and fatigue. [sess.ie]
Balance and coordination continue to decline over time, and muscles in the legs become weak and easily fatigued, making it increasingly difficult to walk. [mda.org]
FA symptoms may include: loss of arm and leg coordination fatigue muscle loss vision impairment hearing loss slurred speech aggressive scoliosis (curvature of the spine) diabetes mellitus and a serious heart condition The mental capabilities of people [muscle.ca]
Gastrointestinal
- Nausea
The symptoms typically include extreme anxiety, dread and anything associated with panic such as shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, nausea, inability to articulate words or sentences [common-phobias.com]
With panic assaults from ataxiophobia, the sufferer tends to experience fast breathing, irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath and nausea. There are many medicines that claim to treatment ataxiophobia. [phobiasource.com]
Vestibular ataxia results due to pathological changes in the vestibular system situated inside the ear which leads to ataxia accompanied with nausea, vomiting, and vertigo. [differencebetween.net]
Drowsiness, fatigue, headache insomnia nausea and excess urination can also occur with baclofen use 17. [multiplesystematrophy.org]
- Muscle Rigidity
Affected individuals have difficulty relaxing certain muscles after contracting them (myotonia), muscle stiffness (rigidity), and associated symptoms. Such symptoms tend to occur when attempting to move certain muscles after rest. [mda.org.au]
In the two sisters described, exposure to succinylcholine resulted in generalized muscle rigidity without a rise in body temperature. [rarediseases.org]
- Vomiting
Some symptoms of inherited metabolic disorders include: Lethargy Poor appetite Abdominal pain Vomiting Weight loss Jaundice Failure to gain weight or grow Developmental delay Seizures Coma Abnormal odor of urine, breath, sweat, or saliva The symptoms [webmd.com]
Vestibular ataxia results due to pathological changes in the vestibular system situated inside the ear which leads to ataxia accompanied with nausea, vomiting, and vertigo. [differencebetween.net]
- Abdominal Pain
Some symptoms of inherited metabolic disorders include: Lethargy Poor appetite Abdominal pain Vomiting Weight loss Jaundice Failure to gain weight or grow Developmental delay Seizures Coma Abnormal odor of urine, breath, sweat, or saliva The symptoms [webmd.com]
Musculoskeletal
- Myopathy
FEB 2000; 111 (2) : 362-366 Sansone-V; Griggs-RC; Moxley-RT Hypothyroidism unmasking proximal myotonic myopathy NEUROMUSCULAR-DISORDERS. [malattierare.regione.veneto.it]
Myotonia congenita is an inherited myopathy, a disease that causes problems with the tone and contraction of skeletal muscles. [mda.org]
Svenska synonymer Thomsens sjukdom Engelska synonymer Batten-Turner Congenital Myopathy — Myotonia, Generalized — Generalized Myotonia — Generalized Myotonias — Myotonias, Generalized — Congenital Myotonia — Batten Turner Congenital Myopathy — Myopathy [mesh.kib.ki.se]
E-2529 149 Metabolic Myopathies E-2547 150 Inflammatory Myopathies E-2595 151 Channelopathies E-2605 152 Management of Children with Neuromuscular Disorders E-2626 153 Endocrine Disorders of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary in Childhood and Adolescence [books.google.de]
The myopathy can also have different forms: (1) adult onset distal myopathy (distal leg weakness and intrinsic hand muscles); (2) subacute myopathy of the respiratory muscles; (3) severe generalised myopathy; and (4) minimal variant myopathy. [neuroweb.us]
- Muscular Atrophy
He is currently involved in multiple clinical trials of novel genetic interventions for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [books.google.com]
Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disease, a muscular dystrophy that in most cases affects children, but not in my case. [thegadabouttown.com]
Dystrophy (DMD), Rett Syndrome, Friedreich’s Ataxia (FRDA), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). [jax.org]
atrophy, complex regional pain syndrome, disorders of DNA translation, the immune restoration inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), and Hashimoto encephalopathy. [books.google.ro]
atrophy and related syndromes G12.0 Infantile spinal muscular atrophy, type I [Werdnig-Hoffman] G12.1 Other inherited spinal muscular atrophy G12.2 Motor neuron disease Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the [icd10data.com]
- Muscle Spasm
During an episode, someone with episodic ataxia may experience: problems with balance and co-ordination slurred, slow and unclear speech (dysarthria) muscle spasms involuntary eye movements (nystagmus) vertigo, migraines and tinnitus Episodic ataxia usually [nhs.uk]
Medications for muscle stiffness, spasticity, cramps and pain - Patients with muscle spasms, cramps, pain and stiffness are treated with medications that are termed muscle relaxants. These agents include baclofen or tizanidine. [news-medical.net]
Muscle spasms (spasticity) are also a problem for some people with Friedreich’s ataxia. Loss of sense of touch is characteristic of Friedreich’s ataxia but often it is only detectable when a doctor tests for it. [mda.org.au]
Other agents with reported benefit in some patients are tizanidine, methocarbamol, vigabatrin, and valproate (mainly for spasms). Botulinum toxin has been used occasionally for severe muscle spasms with dystonia. [neuroweb.us]
Initial symptoms may include difficulty with balance, weakness and stiffness in the legs, muscle spasms and dragging the toes when walking. [puneataxiasupport.wordpress.com]
- Muscle Cramp
Medications for muscle stiffness, spasticity, cramps and pain - Patients with muscle spasms, cramps, pain and stiffness are treated with medications that are termed muscle relaxants. These agents include baclofen or tizanidine. [news-medical.net]
Other symptoms of the disorder may include foot bone abnormalities such as high arches and hammer toes, problems with hand function and balance, occasional lower leg and forearm muscle cramping, loss of some normal reflexes, occasional partial sight and [puneataxiasupport.wordpress.com]
- Muscle Contracture
contracture investigations on the malignant hyperthermia like episodes in myotonia congenita. ( 23639175 ) Hoppe K....Klingler W. 2013 37 Pathophysiologic and anesthetic considerations for patients with myotonia congenita or periodic paralyses. ( 23802937 [malacards.org]
Neurologic
- Stupor
Stupor: a review of 25 cases. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol. 70, Issue. 4, p. 370. CrossRef Google Scholar Ross-Stanton, Jean Schlessinger, Sally and Meltzer, Herbert Y. 1980. Multiple neuromuscular abnormalities in a paranoid schizophrenic. [cambridge.org]
- Lethargy
Some symptoms of inherited metabolic disorders include: Lethargy Poor appetite Abdominal pain Vomiting Weight loss Jaundice Failure to gain weight or grow Developmental delay Seizures Coma Abnormal odor of urine, breath, sweat, or saliva The symptoms [webmd.com]
Treatment
[…] disorders across the lifespan (pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations) Includes interventions and methods of treatment for the outcomes patients may experience [books.google.com]
Treatment may include medication and physical therapy. Although it is rarely necessary, surgery may be included in treatment of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [shrinershospitalsforchildren.org]
The Treatment for Friedreich's Ataxia There are currently no treatments for FA. Patients are monitored for symptom management. FARA is funding research to find treatments and a cure. We believe the treatment era for FA is now! [curefa.org]
Authors' conclusions: Due to insufficient good quality data and lack of randomised studies, it is impossible to determine whether drug treatment is safe and effective in the treatment of myotonia. [cochrane.org]
Prognosis
Prognosis The prognosis for individuals with ataxia and cerebellar/spinocerebellar degeneration varies depending on its underlying cause. [urmc.rochester.edu]
Pathophysiology is emphasized throughout, providing a sound basis for discussions of the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis that follow. [books.google.com]
Prognosis The outlook depends on many factors, including when symptoms start (there is a poorer prognosis the earlier the symptoms begin), how bad the symptoms are and the quality of medical care. [drugs.com]
Prognosis Research into the biochemistry, neurobiology, and biophysics of central and peripheral nerves, heart and skeletal muscle, and the interactions between muscle and nerve to uncover the pathological process of Friedreich’s ataxia is being carried [brainfoundation.org.au]
What is the prognosis? Most cases of myotonia congenita are non-progressive and relatively non-limiting. [mda.org.au]
Etiology
In 183 short chapters, the book provides the essentials clinicians need on symptoms/signs, diagnostic tests, and neurologic disorders of all etiologies. For this edition, Timothy A. [books.google.ro]
Etiology Both forms of the disease (Thomsen myotonia and Becker myotonia) are caused by loss of function mutations in the gene encoding the chloride channel ( CLCN1 ) that plays a role in muscle cell repolarisation. [orpha.net]
Epidemiology
Links: epidemiology clinical presentation cerebellar ataxia sensory ataxia classification of ataxia urgent referral for suspected brain tumour [gpnotebook.co.uk]
Summary Epidemiology Prevalence is estimated at 1 between and 10/100,000. Clinical description Onset occurs early in life and affected individuals are often identified by family members within the first few months after birth. [orpha.net]
Myotonia congenita and myotonic dystrophy: descriptive epidemiological investigation in Turin, Italy (1955–1979). Neurol Sci. 1982;3:207–10. 9. Sun C, Tranebjaerg L, Torbergsen T, Holmgren G, Van Ghelue M. [nature.com]
Relevant External Links for CLCN1 Genetic Association Database (GAD) CLCN1 Human Genome Epidemiology (HuGE) Navigator CLCN1 Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology: CLCN1 No data available for Genatlas for CLCN1 Gene The skeletal [genecards.org]
Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology is emphasized throughout, providing a sound basis for discussions of the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis that follow. [books.google.com]
Neuropharmacology 4:123–8 CrossRef Google Scholar Rudel R (1986) The pathophysiologic basis of the myotonias and the periodic paralysies. In: Engel AG, Banker BQ (eds.) [link.springer.com]
Physiology and pathophysiology of CLC-1: mechanisms of a chloride channel disease, myotonia. J Biomed Biotechnol. 2011;2011:685328. 4. Fialho D, Schorge S, Pucovska U, et al. [nature.com]
The neuropathology, pathophysiology and genetics of multiple system atrophy. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol. 2012;38:4-24. PubMed Koeppen AH, Mazurkievicz JE. Friedreich Ataxia: Neuropathology Revised. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2013;72(2):78-90. [neuropathology-web.org]
Prevention
Rapidly find the answers you need with separate sections on diseases and disorders, differential diagnosis, clinical algorithms, laboratory results, and clinical preventive services, plus an at-a-glance format that uses cross-references, outlines, bullets [books.google.com]
Collaborative Meta-Analysis of Randomised Trials of Antiplatelet Therapy for Prevention of Death, Myocardial Infarction, and Stroke in High Risk Patients. [books.google.es]
A speech and language therapist may help in preventing these problems to a great extent. In addition the therapist may also help with difficulties in swallowing. [news-medical.net]
As per 3.2.1, no preventative options are available so genetic testing does not influence this aspect. [nature.com]