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Vestibular Pathology as Early Finding of Friedreich's Ataxia in a 16 Years Old Woman
1Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Virgen del Camino Hospital, Pamplona, Navarra Spain.
Abstract:
Friedreich's ataxia is degenerative disease frequently starting around puberty and it's characterized by a progressive gait ataxia, limb weakness, apparition of Babinsky sign, loss of deep tendon reflex, dysarthria and skeletal deformities. The development of vestibular pathology is common but not completely understood. A 16 years old woman with early vestibular defects in relation to a latter Friedreich's ataxia diagnosis is reported.

