2023 Highlights in Friedreich's Ataxia: A Review of New Data

This activity is intended for neurologists, pediatricians, primary care physicians, and other clinicians who treat patients with FRDA.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to summarize data released in 2023 on the diagnosis and treatment of FRDA.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

• Have increased knowledge regarding the
  • Clinical data for the recognition of FRDA
  • Clinical data on treatments for the management of FRDA

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  Faculty

  

  Susan Perlman, MD

  Clinical Professor of Neurology
  Director of Ataxia Clinic and Neurogenetics Clinical Trials
  David Geffen School of Medicine
  University of California Los Angeles
  Los Angeles, California

  Susan Perlman, MD, has no relevant financial relationships.

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• S.H. Subramony, MD

  Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
  Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases
  University of Florida
  Gainesville, Florida

  S. H. Subramony, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
  Consultant or advisor for: Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Avidity; Dyne; Fulcrums; Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi
  Research funding from: Avidity; Biogen; Biohaven, Pharmaceuticals; Fulcrums; PTC; Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Retrotope; Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

  Editor

  Kathy Merlo

  Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC Kathy Merlo has no relevant financial relationships.

  Compliance Reviewer

  Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

  Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

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