Patterns of mortality from hereditary ataxias in the United States, 1971 and 1973-1978.
Mortality rates for deaths 'due to' and 'with' hereditary ataxias are presented for the first time. Age-adjusted mortality rates were higher for whites than for nonwhites of either sex, and for men in both racial groups. Age-specific mortality rates for whites showed a peak for 'hereditary spinal ataxia' in the 20-29 age group. For the other types of ataxias they were low until age 40 and increased thereafter. Heart diseases were a frequent cause of death in people dying 'with' hereditary ataxias. The median survival (from birth) for hereditary spinal ataxia in whites was 35 years.
Neuroepidemiology Branch, National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Md.
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