Genetic analysis beyond the causative variants, and independent of the core clinical symptoms (pyramidal signs versus ataxia), might offer a more pertinent way to approach phenotypic variability.

A subacute cough is a type of cough that persists for 3 to 8 weeks. It falls between an acute cough, which lasts less than 3 weeks, and a chronic cough, which lasts more than 8 weeks. There are ...

Her work has previously appeared in Billboard, Forbes, and Reader's Digest. Ataxia may not be as well known as other degenerative conditions, but as Bill Nye says, “If you’re in my family ...

To date, the Food and Drug Administration has not approved anything for this group of brain disorders, which are known as “spinocerebellar ataxia” and often impair muscle movement and coordination.

The study group included adults 60 years and older hospitalized with acute respiratory illness from October 2023 to March 2024 and had received virus testing within ten days of illness onset. The test ...

emergencies (acute encephalopathies and strokes), movement disorders, peripheral neuropathies, spastic paraparesis, cerebellar ataxia, psychiatric disorders, epilepsy and leukoencephalopathies.

Acute aortic syndrome is a life threatening condition caused by a tear in the thoracic aorta. Consider acute aortic syndrome in all patients presenting with chest pain that is unexplained or ...

Researchers are studying how leukocyte telomere length may be associated with the progression of Friedreich's ataxia. Telomeres are short nucleotide sequences at the end of chromosomes that protect ...