Citalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, improves symptoms of Friedreich's ataxia.
Two patients (siblings) with Friedreich's ataxia showed improvement in their clinical symptoms--particularly spasticity and cardiac symptoms--after treatment with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopram.
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Eichler
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Hafezi-Moghadam
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D000328:Adult; D015283:Citalopram / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005621:Friedreich Ataxia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009679:Nuclear Family; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D015283:Citalopram; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors