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An 18 Age - year Age - old Age lady Sex presented Clinical_event with history History of History progressive History swaying History while History walking Clinical_event , worse History in History night History since History 5 Duration   years Duration .
Speech Diagnostic_procedure was normal Lab_value and there was not any tremulousness Sign_symptom of upper Biological_structure limbs Biological_structure .
Also, there was no History history History of History weakness History or History numbness History .
The family history was significant as her Family_history elder Family_history sister Family_history had Family_history similar Family_history difficulty Family_history in Family_history walking Family_history of Family_history 7 Duration - year Duration duration Family_history and Family_history died Family_history because Family_history of Family_history poorly Family_history controlled Family_history diabetes Disease_disorder mellitus Disease_disorder at Family_history an Family_history age Family_history of Family_history 20 Age   years Age .
No Family_history other Family_history members Family_history of Family_history the Family_history kin Family_history were Family_history affected Family_history and there was no Family_history history Family_history of Family_history consanguinity Family_history in Family_history the Family_history parents Family_history .
The cognitive Diagnostic_procedure function Diagnostic_procedure was normal Lab_value and her Mini Diagnostic_procedure Mental Diagnostic_procedure Status Diagnostic_procedure Score Diagnostic_procedure was 30/30 Lab_value .
Visual Diagnostic_procedure acuity Diagnostic_procedure and fundus Diagnostic_procedure examination Diagnostic_procedure were normal Lab_value .
The extraocular Diagnostic_procedure movements Diagnostic_procedure including saccades Diagnostic_procedure , pursuits Diagnostic_procedure were normal Lab_value , and no saccadic Disease_disorder intrusions Disease_disorder or nystagmus Disease_disorder were noticed.
The tone Diagnostic_procedure and power Diagnostic_procedure were normal Lab_value in all Biological_structure four Biological_structure limbs Biological_structure ; however, there was generalised exaggeration Lab_value of myotatic Diagnostic_procedure reflexes Diagnostic_procedure along with bilateral Sign_symptom extensor Sign_symptom plantar Sign_symptom response Sign_symptom .
Vibration Diagnostic_procedure and joint Diagnostic_procedure position Diagnostic_procedure sense Diagnostic_procedure were intact Lab_value but Romberg's Diagnostic_procedure was positive Lab_value .
Patient swayed Sign_symptom to Detailed_description either Detailed_description side Detailed_description while performing Activity tandem Activity walk Activity .
Fasting Detailed_description and postprandial Detailed_description blood Diagnostic_procedure glucose Diagnostic_procedure levels were normal Lab_value .
Haemogram Diagnostic_procedure , renal Diagnostic_procedure , liver Diagnostic_procedure and thyroid Diagnostic_procedure function Diagnostic_procedure tests Diagnostic_procedure were normal Lab_value .
Serum Diagnostic_procedure vitamin Diagnostic_procedure B12 Diagnostic_procedure and folic Diagnostic_procedure acid Diagnostic_procedure levels were within normal Lab_value limits.
Nerve Diagnostic_procedure conduction Diagnostic_procedure study Diagnostic_procedure showed absent Lab_value sensory Diagnostic_procedure nerve Diagnostic_procedure action Diagnostic_procedure potential Diagnostic_procedure with normal Lab_value distal Diagnostic_procedure latency Diagnostic_procedure , conduction Diagnostic_procedure velocity Diagnostic_procedure and amplitude Diagnostic_procedure of Diagnostic_procedure compound Diagnostic_procedure muscle Diagnostic_procedure action Diagnostic_procedure potential Diagnostic_procedure ( CMAP Diagnostic_procedure ) in all nerves Biological_structure trunks Biological_structure .
MRI Diagnostic_procedure showed marked Severity atrophy Sign_symptom of the cervical Biological_structure cord Biological_structure as compared to cerebellum Biological_structure which was normal Lab_value (figure 1).
The genetic Diagnostic_procedure testing Diagnostic_procedure using PCR Diagnostic_procedure disclosed expansion Sign_symptom of Sign_symptom GAA Sign_symptom repeat Sign_symptom in both Detailed_description alleles Detailed_description (254 Detailed_description and Detailed_description 298) Detailed_description of Detailed_description FXN Detailed_description gene Detailed_description .
A variety of causes of autosomal Disease_disorder recessive Disease_disorder ataxias Disease_disorder need to be considered in the differential diagnosis of FRDA Disease_disorder .
These were systemically excluded here.
Ataxia Disease_disorder with Disease_disorder vitamin Disease_disorder E Disease_disorder deficiency Disease_disorder ( AVED Disease_disorder ) has a phenotype quite similar to FRDA Coreference , though titubation Sign_symptom and hyperkinesia Sign_symptom are more common in AVED.4 A strong Family_history family Family_history history Family_history of Family_history ataxia Family_history and Family_history diabetes Family_history mellitus Family_history in Family_history elder Family_history sister Family_history favoured FRDA Coreference .
Ataxia Disease_disorder with Disease_disorder oculomotor Disease_disorder apraxia Disease_disorder ( AOA Disease_disorder ) types Detailed_description 1 Detailed_description and Detailed_description 2 Detailed_description were not considered owing to lack of apraxia Sign_symptom of Sign_symptom ocular Sign_symptom movements Sign_symptom , distal Sign_symptom amyotrophy Sign_symptom ( severe Severity axonal Sign_symptom sensorimotor Sign_symptom polyneuropathy Sign_symptom ), atrophy Sign_symptom of cerebellum Biological_structure and involuntary Sign_symptom movements.5 Ataxia Disease_disorder telengiectesia Disease_disorder has presentation very similar to AOA Coreference types Coreference 1 Coreference and Coreference 2 Coreference .
Muco Sign_symptom - cutaneous Sign_symptom markers Sign_symptom , sino Biological_structure - pulmonary Biological_structure infections Sign_symptom , hypogammaglobulinaemia Sign_symptom and radiosensitivity Sign_symptom along with predisposition to development of a variety of neoplasms Sign_symptom are features of ataxia Coreference telengiectasia Coreference not seen in AOAs Coreference and FRDA Coreference .
The other important causes of autosomal Disease_disorder recessive Disease_disorder spastic Disease_disorder ataxia Disease_disorder apart from FRDA Coreference would be autosomal Disease_disorder recessive Disease_disorder spastic Disease_disorder ataxia Disease_disorder of Disease_disorder Charlevoix Disease_disorder - Saguenay Disease_disorder and Marinesco Disease_disorder - Sjögren Disease_disorder syndrome Disease_disorder .
Charcot Disease_disorder - Marie Disease_disorder - Tooth Disease_disorder disease Disease_disorder , an inherited Detailed_description polyneuropathy Disease_disorder has gait Sign_symptom ataxia Sign_symptom in common with FRDA Coreference ; however, in this case, CMT Disease_disorder was improbable due to following features in this case: lack of motor Sign_symptom weakness Sign_symptom , retained Sign_symptom reflexes Sign_symptom , bilaterally Sign_symptom extensor Sign_symptom plantar Sign_symptom and pure Sign_symptom sensory Sign_symptom neuropathy Sign_symptom on nerve Diagnostic_procedure conduction Diagnostic_procedure study Diagnostic_procedure .
Idebenone Medication was started at a dose of 450 Dosage   mg Dosage twice Dosage a Dosage day Dosage for its antioxidant Detailed_description properties Detailed_description .
For gait ataxia, physiotherapy Therapeutic_procedure — Frenkel's Therapeutic_procedure exercise Therapeutic_procedure —was initiated.
Blood Diagnostic_procedure glucose Diagnostic_procedure is monitored regularly Frequency .
At 4 Date   months Date , there was no Severity significant Severity change Severity in the gait Diagnostic_procedure difficulty Diagnostic_procedure .