Mnemonics and Study Tips for Medical Students, Third Edition by Khalid Khan

Author:Khalid Khan [Khan, Khalid]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2016-08-18T22:00:00+00:00

TAXI

aTAXIa

CARs

CARdiomyopathy

ARe

Autosomal Recessive

SCarce

SColiosis

BABe

BABinski sign (positive: also have high arched plantars)

Note that the Babinski sign is present in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia. They will also have high-arched plantars.

SWOT BOX

Friedreich’s ataxia is a hereditary spinocerebellar degenerative disease. It was named after Professor Nicholaus Friedreich, a German neurologist (1825–1882).

Gait abnormalities

The causes of abnormal gait are numerous, as summarized here.

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Apraxia/ataxia

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