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- Title
Ataxia due to vitamin E deficiency: A case report and updated review.
- Authors
Thapa, Sangharsha; Shah, Sangam; Chand, Swati; Sah, Sanjit Kumar; Gyawali, Pawan; Paudel, Sandip; Khanal, Pitambar
- Abstract
Ataxia with vitamin E deficiency (AVED) is a rare cause of hereditary ataxia in developing countries with unknown prevalence. AVED is an autosomal‐recessive disorder, which is characterized by ataxia, areflexia, and proprioceptive and vibratory sensory loss. The disease is characterized clinically by symptoms with often resembling to those of Friedreich ataxia (FRDA). Vitamin E supplementation improves symptoms and prevents the progression of the disease. In this case report, we reviewed the recently updated findings in AVED in regard to the management and present a case of AVED in a 16‐year‐old boy, who was initially misdiagnosed as FRDA, prior to the genetic test.
- Subjects
VITAMIN E; VITAMIN deficiency; FRIEDREICH'S ataxia; ATAXIA; DIETARY supplements; SPINOCEREBELLAR ataxia; CEREBELLUM degeneration
- Publication
Clinical Case Reports, 2022, Vol 10, Issue 9, p1
- ISSN
2050-0904
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1002/ccr3.6303