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Friedreich's ataxia (medicine) and childhood (iou)


Friedreich's ataxia (medicine)


Friedreich's ataxia
<neurology> An autosomal recessive inherited disorder that leads to the progressive dysfunction of the cerebellum, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.

Symptoms usually begin in childhood before puberty and consist of an unsteady gait (ataxia), slurred speech (dysarthria) and jerky eye movements (nystagmus).

Other findings include kyphoscoliosis, hammer toe, heart disease and high arches. Congestive heart failure is a common complication. There is no known treatment and prognosis is poor.

Inheritance: autosomal recessive.


childhood (iou)



childhood noun.

The state or stage of life of a child; the time during which one is a child; the time from birth to puberty. OE.
second childhood the state of childishness incident to old age; dotage.
fig.: Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet Now I have stain'd the childhood of our joy.
Childishness; a childish action. Only in ME.
The relationship of child to parent. Only in E17.