Ataxia due to vitamin E deficiency: A case report and updated review

Department

Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Clinical Case Reports

Abstract

Ataxia with vitamin E deficiency (AVED) is a rare cause of hereditary ataxia in developing countries with unknown prevalence. AVED is an autosomal-recessive disorder, which is characterized by ataxia, areflexia, and proprioceptive and vibratory sensory loss. The disease is characterized clinically by symptoms with often resembling to those of Friedreich ataxia (FRDA). Vitamin E supplementation improves symptoms and prevents the progression of the disease. In this case report, we reviewed the recently updated findings in AVED in regard to the management and present a case of AVED in a 16-year-old boy, who was initially misdiagnosed as FRDA, prior to the genetic test.

First Page

e6303

DOI

10.1002/ccr3.6303

Volume

10

Issue

9

Publication Date

9-6-2022

PubMed ID

36093469

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