title: [Friedreich's disease in the department of neurology in Dakar].
abstract: A retrospective study of Friedreich's ataxia was conducted from january 1960 to december 1997. Eighten cases had been collected. Friedreich's ataxia was the second disorder after Pierre Marie's ataxia among inherited ataxia. Parental consanguinity has been found in 27.77% of cases. The sex-ratio was 2.6 for males. 66,67% of Friedreich's ataxia cases began after 25 years. Clinical signs were: cerebellar ataxia, sensitive disorders in 70%, pyramidal syndrom and cardiomyopathy in 22.22%, bones dysmorphy in 50% of cases. Electromyography indicated severe axonopathy of members with decreased somesthesic potentials in six cases. Glycaemia was normal in all cases. Clinical future presented wide variation between one and fourth years old.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, CHU Fann, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ndao
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sene-Diouf
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diagne
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thiam
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003241:Consanguinity; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004576:Electromyography; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D005260:Female; D005621:Friedreich Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data