Friedreich’s ataxia is a rare genetic disease that causes difficulty walking, a loss of sensation in the arms and legs, ... Your doctor may also order a CT or MRI scan.

Sagittal and axial MRI scans in patients with Friedreich ataxia show thinning of the cervical spinal cord, and might also show signal abnormalities in the posterior and lateral columns.

Hereditary ataxias, such as Friedreich’s ataxia, are genetic, meaning they are caused by "a defect in a certain gene that is present from the start of a person’s life, inherited from your ...

A total of 40 omaveloxolone patients and 42 placebo patients were included in the full analysis. At 48 weeks, changes from baseline in mFARS scores in the omaveloxolone group (-1.55 points) and ...

Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) is a neurodegenerative disease most people have never heard of, and it remains widely misunderstood —and for the hundreds of Canadians who live with it, the lack of ...

PTC Therapeutics (PTCT) submitted the vatiquinone New Drug Application, or NDA, for the treatment of children and adults living with Friedreich ataxia, or FA, to the FDA. The vatiquinone NDA is ...

Treatment goals for Friedreich ataxia include symptom management, slowing disease progression, and enhancing quality of life through multidisciplinary care. Supportive therapies address ...