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 in:	Médecine tropicale Vol. 45; no. 2; p. 175
Main Authors:	Tranchant, D, Chuiton, J, Ticolat, R
Format:	Magazine Article
Language:	French
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