FA patients GAA expansion

AVED patients 744 del A

p

Age of onset

15.8 ± 6.7

12.2 ± 3.5

0.047

Mean age of exam

22.2 ± 8.5

17.6 ± 6.6

0.048

Babinski signs

22%

8%

0.61

Head titubation

0/55

12/17

0.000

D visual acuity

9/55

7/17

0.031

Gait

54/55

16/17

0.2

Dysarthria

43/55

10/17

0.1

Malformation

80%

76%

0.5

Amyotrophy

70%

30%

0.043

Severity

24/55

4/17

0.45

Lipidogram anormal

3 /27

4/10

0.1

Electromyography

¾   Normal

11/22

3/8

0.47

¾   Axonal

10/22

4/8

0.47

¾   Demyelinating

1/22

1/8

0.47

CTscan cerebellum atrophy

16/23

0/6

0.005