Cerebellar ataxia due to isolated vitamin E deficiency

From: Indian Journal of Medical Sciences | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Londhe, Vikram; Soman, Aamod; Tarvade, Sanjay; Jayaram, S | Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

Ataxia is a clinical neurological entity with wide range of etiological factors, very few of which are treatable. Vitamin E deficiency is one of the treatable causes of ataxia. It results in an ataxic condition similar to Friedreich's ataxia. Early and prompt replacement of Vitamin E in such individuals can halt the progression of the disease and may at times result in complete recovery from ataxia. Though many cases of Vitamin E deficiency resulting in ataxia have been de...

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