Open AccessA Case Report on Late-onset Friedrich's Ataxia and Response on Parkinsonism Treatment
Author(s) -
Uma Datta Gupta,
Tutul Chowdhury
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical and pharmaceutical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2394-109X
DOI - 10.9734/ijmpcr/2021/v14i330133
Subject(s) - ataxia , parkinsonism , medicine , disease , pediatrics , audiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , pathology
Friedrich's ataxia is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the posterior cord of the spinal tract. We present a case of an 83-year-old male with resting tremor and rigidity that had gradually worsened over the past few years. The patient has been diagnosed with Friedrich's ataxia. Unlike typical Friedrich ataxia, this patient does not have a shortened life expectancy. There is a small percentage of atypical patients demonstrate late-onset of disease, isolated spastic paraparesis without ataxia, and retained or exacerbated deep tendon reflex. Although there is no association between Parkinson's disease and Friedrich's ataxia; in our case, treatment of tremor and rigidity improves the patient's quality of life.