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Ataxia telangiectasia
Ataxia telangiectasia is a rare inherited medical condition that presents in childhood with problems walking, sensitivity to sunlight, and spider like collection of dilated blood vessels close to the skin surface.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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How can I tell if my son is suffering from either early onset Parkinson's or ataxia telangiectasia?
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Can preimplantation genetic diagnosis testing work on diagnosising ataxia telangiectasia?
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What different types of ataxia are out there?
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Is a cure for ataxia close to discovery yet?
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What sort of disorder is friedreich ataxia?
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Can there be any cure for spinocerebellar ataxia?
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Can celiac cause neurological symptoms like ataxia?
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Is memory loss normal in patients with? Friedreich's ataxia?
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Can somebody with friedreich's ataxia carry a child & give birth?
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Is ataxia a form of neuropathy are they related in anyway? No details
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Does the drug Dilantin cause ataxia? How long till it can affect you?
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Recently diagnosis with Spinocerebeal ataxia what is this. I also have torsion dystonia what's physical prognosis?
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There are 5 parallel linear areas of volume loss in the inferior medial aspect of the left cerebellar hemisphere." hereditary Ataxia has been suggested but no follow up? would only one side be impacted with hereditary Ataxia's like mine?
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