[Two case studies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Friedreich's ataxia].
BACKGROUND
Friedreich's ataxia is the most common hereditary ataxia and its clinical spectrum includes cardiac disease, mainly hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.


METHODS
We present two cases with molecular diagnosis of Friedreich's ataxia and cardiac disease shown on electrocardiogram and echocardiogram.


RESULTS
Neurological symptoms which lead to the diagnosis are described together with cardiac comorbidities.


CONCLUSIONS
The cases here described highlight the importance of early screening and identification of systemic complications, specifically cardiac disease, in patients with this neurological disease.
Cervantes-Arriaga
Amin
A
Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Manuel Velasco Suárez, México DF, México. acervantes@innn.edu.mx
Rodríguez-Violante
Mayela
M
Villar-Velarde
Alejandra
A
Vargas-Cañas
Steven
S
D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005621:Friedreich Ataxia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D055815:Young Adult