Tests showed the disorder runs in his maternal family with at least five of his relatives having different forms of ataxia. (Representational image) Tests showed the disorder runs in his maternal family with at least five of his relatives having different forms of ataxia. (Representational image) A 16-year-old boy from Airoli has been identified as one of the few persons in India living with a rare genetic kind of ataxia , As Reported By IE.
According to the Newspaper,Tests showed the disorder runs in his maternal family with at least five of his relatives having different forms of ataxia. On Wednesday, his case was published online in the International Movement Disorder Journal. A neurological disorder that affects body movement, balance and speech — ataxia is common in India. However, the teenager (name withheld on request) suffers from Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS), which is predominant in Canada and has been reported in Japan, Turkey, Tunisia, Spain, Italy, and Belgium. “There are only a few cases in India that I have heard about from colleagues.
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