Friedreich Ataxia : Symptoms
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Abnormal color vision
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High arch
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Impaired vibration sensation
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Lower Extremity Muscle Weakness
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Reflex, Absent
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Symptoms are caused by the wearing away of structures in areas of the brain and spinal cord that control coordination, muscle movement, and some sensory functions. Symptoms generally begin in childhood before puberty, and may include: Unsteady gai...
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Symptoms of FA usually first appear between the ages of eight and 15, although onset as early as 18 months or as late as age 25 is possible. The first symptom is usually gait incoordination. For instance, a child with FA may graze doorways when pa...
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Symptoms of FA usually first appear between the ages of five and 15 years, although onset as early as 18 months or as late as age 30 years is possible. The first symptom is usually gait incoordination. A child with FA may graze doorways when passi...
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Symptoms of FA usually first appear between the ages of eight and 15, although onset as early as 18 months or as late as age 25 is possible. The first symptom is usually gait incoordination. For instance, a child with FA may graze doorways when pa...
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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...
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FRDA is an autosomal recessive condition, which means that an affected individual has two altered or nonfunctioning FRDA1 genes, one from each parent. The FRDA1 gene is located on chromosome 9 and codes for a protein called frataxin. The most comm...
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Uncoordinated movement is an abnormality of muscle control or an inability to finely coordinate movements, resulting in a jerky, unsteady, to-and-fro motion of the trunk or the limbs.
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Ataxia, a medical term originated from the Greek language meaning " without order, " refers to disturbances in the control of body posture, motor coordination, speech control, and eye movements. Several brain areas, including the cerebellum and the spinocerebellar tracts, substantia nigra, pons, and cerebral cortex control these functions.
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Developmental coordination disorder is diagnosed when children do not develop normal motor coordination (coordination of movements involving the voluntary muscles). Developmental coordination disorder has been known by many other names, some of which are still used today.
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Lack of coordination in the muscles. Ataxia, an extreme lack of coordination of the muscles, is a symptom of damage to the central nervous system.
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Hammer toe is a deformity of the toe in which the end of the toe is bent downward.
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Mallet, hammer, and claw toes are among the most common foot problems. They are often caused by wearing shoes that are too short or heels that are too high.
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Treating Mallet, Hammer, and Claw ToesBuying shoes with more room in the toes, filing down corns and calluses, and padding the toe most often relieve the pain. If these steps don’t work, you may need surgery to straighten the toes.ShoesBuy low-hee...
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Foot Surgery: Flexible and Rigid HammertoesWith hammertoes, one or more toes curl or bend abnormally. This can be caused by an inherited muscle problem, an abnormal bone length, or poor foot mechanics.
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Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears. See also: Hearing loss of aging
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Most people over age 65 have some hearing loss, and by age 80, almost everyone does. Because hearing loss usually occurs slowly over the years, you may not realize your hearing ability has gotten worse.
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As you age, some hearing loss is normal. You lose more than the ability to hear how loud a sound is. You also lose the ability to hear certain types of sounds. For example, you might not be able to hear some of the high-pitched sounds of a child's voice.
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Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound. Sound can be measured accurately.
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Hearing begins in the womb- pregnant women have reported feeling the fetus move in response to loud noises at 31 weeks (7 weeks before full-term delivery). Newborns are sensitive to the location, frequency, pitch, and volume of sounds.
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Hearing impairment is the temporary or permanent loss of some or all hearing in one or both ears. There are three types of hearing impairment that occur in young children: conductive hearing loss, a usually temporary interference with the reception of sound from the outer ear to the middle or inner ear sensorineural hearing impairment, a permanent abnormality of the cochlear hair cells of the inner ear, the auditory nerve, or the auditory center of the brain mixed hearing impairment, a combination of conductive and sensorineural impairments Hearing impairments also are classified as prelingual (occurring before a child learns to speak) and post-lingual (occurring after the child has acquired language).
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Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound. Sound can be measured accurately.
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Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to comprehend sound. Sound can be accurately measured.
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Weakness is a reduction in the strength of one or more muscles.
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Speech disorders include several speech-related problems that result in impaired or ineffective oral communication. Also see speech impairment .
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According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), a language disorder is an impairment in comprehension use of the spoken, written, or other symbol system. Speech disorders affect the language and mechanics, the content of speech, or the function of language in communication.
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Speech disorders are characterized by a difficulty in producing normal speech patterns. Children go through many stages of speech production while they are learning to communicate.
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Treatment for the improvement or cure of communication disorders, including both speech problems and language disorders. Formerly referred to as speech therapy, the techniques, strategies, and interventions designed to improve or correct communication disorders are known as speech-language pathology.
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Speech-language pathology is the treatment for the improvement or cure of communication disorders, including speech, language, and swallowing disorders. The term used to describe professionals in this discipline is speech and language pathologist (SLP).
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A speech disorder is a communication disorder characterized by an impaired ability to produce speech sounds or normal voice, or to speak fluently. Speech disorders belong to a broad category of disorders called communication disorders that also include language and hearing disorders.
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Gait and balance problems exist when a disease process, trauma, or aging result in the inability to control one ' s center of gravity (COG) over the base of support (BOS) in static or dynamic tasks and environments. Any number of factors may contribute to gait and balance problems.
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Gait or walking is a coordinated action of the neuromuscular and musculoskeletal systems. The coordination of muscle contraction , joint movement, and sensory perception allows the human body to move in the environment.
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Gait training refers to helping a patient relearn to walk safely and efficiently. Gait training is usually done by rehabilitation specialists who evaluate the abnormalities in the person ' s gait and employ such treatments as strengthening and balance training to improve stability and body perception as these pertain to the patient ' s environment.
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