RE: Subject: Re: New-comer - Observations and Questions

[Guest guest]

Vera, I suspect you're right. See the posting on pes cavus that Pam sent the link for. Sounds to me like it

can be associated with a neuro-muscular condition (such as the Fredericks Ataxia mention previously) but

it is not necessarily so.

Jerry Cash

RE: New-comer - Observations and QuestionsTo the shydrager group at large, I assume that some have already responded to this posting as far other sites of interest, butI was intrigued by the "high foot arch" question. My brother (who has MSA) has a very high foot arch. He was never able to wear any type of shoe but a lace-up do to this issue. Does anyonehave any other information on this issue?Jerry CashIf you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to shydrager-unsubscribe

[Guest guest]

High arches are normal (usual) in FA but not necessarily in other ataxias. This

is to the extent that they are a diagnostic symptom. I believe it is due in FA

to the lack of frataxin in muscles and nerves, which is the identified cause of

FA. This causing the lack of muscle power, which etc. etc.

But I am no doctor, so keep the salt handy!

-- from Brine

- brian@...>  Written at 18:46:34 on 02-04-2002

I noted that on  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 11:48:07 -0500,

Jerry@...> wrote:

>

>Vera,  I suspect you're right.  See the posting on pes cavus that Pam sent the

 link for.  Sounds to me like it

>can be  associated with a neuro-muscular condition (such as the Fredericks

Ataxia  mention previously) but

>it is  not necessarily so.

> 

[Guest guest]

,

Welcome! Thanks for the insight. Most of us do not know anything about FA.

Take care, Bill

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R Vallot- wrote:

> High arches are normal (usual) in FA but not necessarily in other ataxias.

This is to the extent that they are a diagnostic symptom. I believe it is due in

FA to the lack of frataxin in muscles and nerves, which is the identified cause

of FA. This causing the lack of muscle power, which etc. etc.

>

> But I am no doctor, so keep the salt handy!

>

> -- from Brine

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Fred,

Testing for Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration should be part of the

standard lab workup for anyone presenting with sporadic cerebellar symptoms.

See the section called " Workup " here:

http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic282.htm

Note that lung cancers are also the cause of PCD, not just ovarian cancers

in women.

These tests should be done to rule out various causes for cerebellar

symptoms which have a definite treatment available.

I'm also reposting the Sporadic Ataxia: Diagnostic Plan recommended by Dr.

Mark Hallett,Chief of the Human Motor Control Lab at the NIH.

Regards,

Pam

Re: New-comer - Observations and Questions

Hi Pam,

Many thanks for your very helpful message. I am sorry I couldn't answer

earlier, but I have been away.

I am still weighing up the pros and cons of have genetic tests.

Is there any particular reason why you think the doctors should attempt to

rule out PCD in my case? I have looked at the web site, and it doesn't seem

to fit me.

Regards,

Fred

> In digest 1374 Pam Bower wrote:

>

> It sounds to me like you have hit the main sites for information on

cerebellar atrophy or ataxia.

>

> I'm curious what genetic tests you've had done to this point. Have they

checked you for Friedreich's? It's rare as a late

> onset but not unheard of.

>

> And here's something your doctors should attempt to rule out in your case:

>

> Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration

> http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic299.htm

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