In the later stages, Friedreich's disease is manifested by paresis and severe hypotrophy of the muscles of the distal extremities. Patients lose the ability to self-service and can only move with assistance.
The most common form of cialis pils pathology of cardiomyocytes; Skeletal deformities. Scoliosis, curvature of the hands and feet are manifested. A characteristic sign of pathology is considered to be a specific deformity of the foot - Friedreich's foot with a high curved arch and a special position of the fingers. There is hyperextension of the fingers in the main phalanges and their flexion in the distal ones (see photo); Syndrome of endocrine lesions (secretory disorders of the pancreas, insufficiency of the functional activity of the gonads, other hormonal disorders); Cataract.
Friedreich's foot-type bone deformities occur not only in Friedreich's ataxia, but also in slowly progressive polyneuropathies, Strümpel's familial paraplegia, and some other hereditary diseases.
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