Tropical ataxia. Clinical and nutritional study

The authors report on 21 cases of tropical neuropathy with simple or prevailing ataxia. They explicit the semiologic characteristics of this pattern. The difficulties of the discriminating diagnostic in the tropics are mentioned. Eleven among these patients have been submitted to a nutritional analy...

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Published inMédecine tropicale Vol. 45; no. 2; p. 175
Main Authors Tranchant, D, Chuiton, J, Ticolat, R
Format Magazine Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.04.1985
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Ataxia - diagnosis
Ataxia - etiology
Diet
Dietary Fats
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - complications
Tropical Climate
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Summary:The authors report on 21 cases of tropical neuropathy with simple or prevailing ataxia. They explicit the semiologic characteristics of this pattern. The difficulties of the discriminating diagnostic in the tropics are mentioned. Eleven among these patients have been submitted to a nutritional analysis, which shows a global deficiency of the contribution and strangely a lipid deficiency, the responsibility of which is debated.
ISSN:0025-682X