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Case of primary combined column disease: Presented to the Section on Neurology and Medical Jurisprudence at the Forty-eighth Annual Meeting of the American ... held at Philadelphia, Pa., June 1-4, 1897 by John K Mitchell, 1898 On sclerosis of the spinal cord: Including locomotor ataxy, spastic spinal paralysis, and other system-diseases of the spinal cord: their pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment by Julius Althaus, 1885

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41. Friedreich's Ataxia Information Page: National Institute Of Neurological Disorde
    friedreich s ataxia is an inherited disease that causes progressive Most peoplewith friedreich s ataxia develop scoliosis (a curving of the spine to  
    http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/friedreichs_ataxia/friedreichs_ataxia.htm
    
    Extractions: There is currently no effective cure or treatment for Friedreich's ataxia. However, many of the symptoms and accompanying complications can be treated to help patients maintain optimal functioning as long as possible. Diabetes and heart problems can be treated with medications. Orthopedic problems such as foot deformities and scoliosis can be treated with braces or surgery. Physical therapy may prolong use of the arms and legs. What is the prognosis?

42. NINDS Forwarding Page
    A comprehensive resources guide and fact sheet about friedreich's ataxia, compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.  
    http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/friedreich_ataxia.htm
    
    Extractions: NINDS has redesigned its website and the URL for the page you were seeking has changed. The new URL for this page is /disorders/friedreichs_ataxia/detail_friedreichs_ataxia.htm . Please update your bookmark to this page. You will be automatically taken to this page in 5 seconds, or you can click the link to go there now.

43. Welcome To The Friedreich
    Welcome to the friedreich s ataxia Parents Group FAPG Donate Click Here toDonate Online for FA friedreich s ataxia Awareness Day - May 21, 2005  
    http://www.fortnet.org/fapg/
    
    Extractions: Donate: Click Here to Donate Online for FA Research Important Dates: The 2006 Annual NAF Membership Meeting will be held in Quincy, Massachusetts March 17-19th at the Quincy Marriott phone: 617-472-1000 FA Parents Group History and Introduction In September of 1997, a small group of FA parents began a mailing list to share questions, support and information about Friedreich's ataxia . Our online support group, FAPG, has grown to an international list that now includes parents of other childhood-onset ataxias . E-mail is a great forum for support and has remedied the isolation and loneliness many of us feel dealing with the challenges of raising children with these degenerative diseases. This website provides another forum for parents to share our unique experiences and knowledge of how we've learned to cope with ataxia in our family.

44. THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 14, Ch. 179, Disorders Of Movement
    Information about cerebellar and spinocerebellar disorders. Includes a short discussion about friedreich's ataxia, cerebellar ataxias and multiple systems atrophy.  
    http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section14/chapter179/179g.htm
    
    Extractions: This Publication Is Searchable The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Section 14. Neurologic Disorders Chapter 179. Disorders Of Movement Topics [General] Tremor Dyskinesias Drug-Induced Movement Disorders ... Idiopathic Orthostatic Hypotension And Shy-Drager Syndrome Cerebellar And Spinocerebellar Disorders Disorders of the cerebellum and its inflow or outflow pathways produce deficits in the rate, range, and force of movement. Anatomically, the cerebellum has three subdivisions. The archicerebellum (vestibulocerebellum) comprises the flocculonodular lobe, helps maintain equilibrium and coordinate eye-head-neck movements, and is closely interconnected with the vestibular nuclei. The midline vermis (paleocerebellum) helps coordinate movement of the trunk and legs. Vermis lesions result in abnormalities of stance and gait. The lateral hemispheres, which make up the neocerebellum, control ballistic and finely coordinated limb movements, predominantly of the arms. Signs of cerebellar disease are listed in Table 179-3.

45. FA FAQ
    friedreich s ataxia (FA) is a very rare neurological genetic disorder, that affects friedreich s ataxia was the first form of hereditary ataxia to be  
    http://www.fortnet.org/fapg/faq.htm
    
    Extractions: Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is a very rare neurological genetic disorder, that affects speech, balance and coordination. In some respects it is similar to multiple sclerosis. It is an inherited genetic disease in which a person is born with. Most people who have Friedreich's Ataxia, eventually need support to walk, like a scooter, walker or wheelchair. Although, not deemed terminal, it is progressive and as a result, complications can occur to the respiratory systems, (heart and lungs etc.) Friedreich's ataxia was the first form of hereditary ataxia to be distinguished from other forms of ataxia. It is named after the German doctor, Nikolaus Friedreich, who first described it in 1863. Presently there is no known cure, but please don't fret or become discouraged, because with the advancement of all the recent genetic discoveries and research, there is great deal of hope indeed! What are the major symptoms of Friedreich's ataxia?

46. About Muscular Dystrophy, Downrivermall Michigan
    Personal page with muscular dystrophy links and other personal content by individual with a type of muscular dystrophy called friedreich's ataxia.  
    http://www.downrivermall.com/About_Muscular_Dystrophy.html
    
    Extractions: There are many reasons for this page. While there is much information on Muscular Dystrophy on the internet and various other places. I wanted to provide a place where much of that information could be located easily. Let me make it perfectly clear that I am neither a doctor or any other type of health care professional . My only knowledge comes from the fact that I have a form of MD called Friedreich's Ataxia. I have spent some time looking for information and possible treatments which I will share with anyone here. I invite anyone to share any knowledge they may have with visitors to this site. Simply email me If you read as much as I have from the conventional medical field you tend to lose hope of a treatment or cure. Here I will try to cover some of the things I deal with (symptoms as well as improvements) This part is purely personal for me Symptoms This is what my case was based on as of May 2004. Aug 2003 Jan 2004 Posted 2/3/04 Jan 2005 Posted 2/8/05 Oct 2003 Feb 2004 Posted 3/1/04 Feb 2005 Posted 3/29/05 Nov 2003 Mar 2004 Posted 4/12/04 Mar 2005 Posted 4/2/05 Dec 2003 Posted 1/23/04 Apr 2004 Posted 5/16/04 Apr 2005 Posted 5/1/05 May 2004 Posted 6/10/04 June 2004 Posted 7/15/04 July 2004 Posted 8/14/04 Aug 2004 Posted 9/24/04 Sept 2004 Posted 10/4/04 Oct 2004 Posted 11/2/04 Nov 2004 Posted 12/1/04 Dec 2004 Posted 1/1/05 I hope to get feedback from people visiting this page with more options.

47. FARA - Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | Home Page
    Welcome to the friedreich s ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) Web site. The friedreich sataxia Research Alliance is a national, public, 501(c)(3),  
    http://www.faresearchalliance.org/
    
    Extractions: home page meet some families research fundraising ideas ... site map Welcome Spotlight on... Hello, and welcome to the newly redesigned Web site of the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA). This site is designed for patient families, scientific investigators, and healthcare professionals interested in Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA). The materials provided here include basic background information on FRDA (its cause, symptoms, and potential treatments), summaries of current research, scientific abstracts, links to publications from scientific and medical journals, guidelines for research grant applications, explanations of current clinical trials and ongoing studies, FARA Updates (newsletters), information helpful to patient families, and information on how you can make a donation or raise funds to support the research. Getting Started

48. CajunHeart's HomePage - Living Life With Ataxia
    Site about me living a positive life despite friedreich's ataxia.  
    http://cajunheart.tripod.com
    
    Extractions: click here for local weather forecast The word, “ataxia”, comes from the Greek word, “a taxis” meaning “without order or incoordination”. The Medline plus Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary defines ataxia (a-tak-se-a) as, “An inability to coordinate muscular movements that is symptomatic of some nervous disorders.” The word ataxia is often used to describe a symptom of incoordination which can be associated with infections, injuries, other diseases, or degenerative changes in the central nervous system.

49. Facts About Friedreich's Ataxia | MDA Publications
    Erin Kiernan, a teenager with friedreich s ataxia, monitors her cardiac function After doctors did some tests, I found out I had friedreich’s ataxia.  
    http://www.mdausa.org/publications/fa-fried.html
    
    Extractions: Does It Run in the Family? MDA's Search for Treatments and Cures ... MDA Is Here to Help You INTRODUCTION Dear Friends: When I was about 14, I started having problems keeping my balance when standing or walking. After doctors did some tests, I found out I had Friedreich’s ataxia My parents and I immediately learned all we could about FA, with MDA’s help. There was no history of the disease in our family so it was a whole new world to us. Michelle Moffitt Smith This pamphlet has been prepared to help you deal with just that situation, by giving you much of the basic knowledge about FA that you’ll need as you or your child learns to live with this disease. You’ll find out that FA affects each person differently, and that, while it presents challenges in daily life, there are many techniques, technological devices and medical treatments to help you meet those challenges. You’ll read here that FA doesn’t affect the intellect and doesn’t always take away the ability to walk. You’ll also read that some exciting new research in FA may lead to the development of drugs to alleviate symptoms.

50. Index
    A personal web site about a life with friedreich's ataxia.  
    http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Beach/4126

51. Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) | MDA
    Facts About friedreich s ataxia. DiseaseSpecific Materials. Facts About friedreich sataxia Ask the Experts Responses About FA Chat Transcript  
    http://www.mdausa.org/disease/fa.html
    
    Extractions: Click for and MDAchats Receive e-mail news, tips and updates from MDA or ask us a quick question. Childhood to adolescence. Impairment of limb coordination, with weakness and muscle wasting. Severity and progression of disorder vary. Often associated with diabetes/heart disease. Autosomal recessive. Do you need to find MDA in your city? Enter your Zip code here for where to turn for clinics and medical services; support groups; summer camp; local events and volunteer and fund-raising opportunities close to home.

52. Friedreich S Ataxia
    friedreich s ataxia (FA) is an inherited, progressive nervous system disordercausing loss of balance and coordination.  
    http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/friedreichs_ataxia.jsp

53. Introduction: Friedreich's Ataxia - WrongDiagnosis.com
    Introduction to friedreich s ataxia as a medical condition including symptoms,diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis.  
    http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/f/friedreichs_ataxia/intro.htm
    
    Extractions: Friedreich's ataxia: Friedreich's ataxia is an inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system resulting in symptoms ranging from muscle weakness and speech problems to heart disease. Ataxia results from the degeneration of nerve tissue in the spinal cord and of nerves that control muscle movement in the arms and legs. Researching symptoms of Friedreich's ataxia: Further information about the symptoms of Friedreich's ataxia is available including a list of symptoms of Friedreich's ataxia , or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the symptom center Treatments for Friedreich's ataxia: Various information is available about treatments available for Friedreich's ataxia current research about Friedreich's ataxia treatments , or research treatments for other diseases.

54. Basic Summary For Friedreich's Ataxia - WrongDiagnosis.com
    Overview of friedreich s ataxia as a medical condition including introduction,prevalence, prognosis, profile, symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis,  
    http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/f/friedreichs_ataxia/basics.htm

55. Friedreich's Ataxia
    friedreich s ataxia is an inherited form of progressive dysfunction of thecerebellum (the part of the brain responsible for movement and complex behavior),  
    http://www.healthcentral.com/ency/408/001411.html
    
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56. InteliHealth: Friedreich's Ataxia
    InteliHealth Featuring Harvard Medical School s consumer health information.For more than 550 diseases and conditions, learn What Is It?, Symptoms,  
    http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/11087.html
    
    Extractions: Friedreich's Ataxia What Is It? Symptoms Diagnosis Expected Duration ... Additional Info What Is It? Friedreich's ataxia is an inherited (genetic) disorder that causes certain nerve cells to deteriorate over time. In many cases, this disorder also affects the heart, certain bones and cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. The illness typically begins with difficulty walking. People with Friedreich's ataxia develop clumsy, shaky movements of the legs (called gait ataxia) during childhood or early adolescence. In rare cases, symptoms appear in infants and in middle-aged adults. As the disease gets worse, people may develop bony deformities of the spine and feet, loss of sensation in the limbs, speech problems, abnormal eye movements, heart disease and diabetes.

57. Ataxia, Friedreich's
    friedreich s ataxia is a genetic, progressive, neurologic movement disorder thattypically becomes apparent  
    http://my.webmd.com/hw/brain_nervous_system/nord7.asp
    
    Extractions: Friedreich's Ataxia may be inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Cases in which a family history of the disease has not been found may represent new genetic changes (mutations) that occur spontaneously (sporadically). Friedreich's Ataxia results from mutations of a gene known as "X25" or "frataxin" located on the long arm (q) of chromosome 9 (9q13). In most affected individuals, the frataxin gene contains errors in the coded "building blocks" (nucleotide bases) that make up the gene's instructions. The symptoms and findings associated with Friedreich's Ataxia are thought to result primarily from degenerative changes of nerve fibers of the spinal cord as well as peripheral nerves, which are the motor and sensory nerves and groups of nerve cell bodies (ganglia) outside the brain and spinal cord.

58. Friedreich's Ataxia
    CHC Wausau Hospital s Medical Library and Patient Education Center providesresearch services and healthcare information to physicians,  
    http://www.chclibrary.org/micromed/00048760.html
    
    Extractions: The gene for FA codes for a protein called frataxin. Normal frataxin is found in the cellular energy structures known as mitochondria, where it is involved in regulating the transport of iron. In FA, the frataxin gene is expanded with nonsense information known as a "triple repeat." This extra DNA interferes with normal production of frataxin, thereby impairing iron transport. FA is thought to develop at least in part because defects in iron transport prevent efficient use of cellular energy supplies. The nerve cells most affected by FA are those in the spinal cord involved in relaying information between muscles and the brain. Tight control of movement requires complex feedback between the muscles promoting a movement, those restraining it, and the brain. Without this control, movements become uncoordinated, jerky, and inappropriate to the desired action. Symptoms Symptoms of FA usually first appear between the ages of 8 and 15, although onset as early as 18 months or as late as age 25 is possible. The first symptom is usually gait incoordination. A child with FA may graze doorways when passing through, for instance, or trip over low obstacles. Unsteadiness when standing still and deterioration of position sense is common. Foot deformities and walking up off the heels often results from uneven muscle weakness in the legs.

59. Friedreich's Ataxia
    friedreich s ataxia is a relatively rare inherited disease of the nervous systemcharacterised by the gradual loss of balance, coordination and muscular  
    http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Friedreich's_atax

60. Friedreich's Ataxia - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
    friedreich s ataxia is rare, although it is one of the most common forms of autosomal friedreich s ataxia and muscular dystrophy, though often compared,  
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedreich's_ataxia
    
    Extractions: You did it! Over US$240,000 was donated in the 21 day fund drive. Thank you for your generosity! You are still welcome to make a donation or purchase Wikimedia merchandise Friedreich's ataxia is rare, although it is one of the most common forms of autosomal recessive ataxia. A recessive disorder caused by a mutation in Gene X25 that codes for frataxin , located on chromosome 9. It is named after Nikolaus Friedreich , a German doctor who described the disease in Delatycki et al. (2000) provided an overview of the clinical features, pathology , molecular genetics, and possible therapeutic options in Friedreich ataxia. Friedreich's ataxia and muscular dystrophy , though often compared, are completely different diseases. Muscular dystrophy is the result of muscle tissue degeneration whereas Friedreich's ataxia is the result of nervous tissue degeneration (a trinucleotide repeat disorder ). Both are researched by the Muscular Dystrophy Association edit Symptoms begin sometime between the age of 5 to 15 years. The symptoms can include any combination, but not necessarily all of: Muscle weakness in the arms and legs Loss of coordination Vision impairment Hearing loss Slurred speech Curvature of the spine ( scoliosis Carbohydrate intolerance Extreme heart conditions (eg

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