Natural History of Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay: a 4-Year Longitudinal Study.

Balance Dexterity Hand strength Natural history Spastic ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay type Walking

Journal

Cerebellum (London, England)
ISSN: 1473-4230
Titre abrégé: Cerebellum
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101089443

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Apr 2024
Historique:
accepted: 18 04 2023
pubmed: 27 4 2023
medline: 27 4 2023
entrez: 26 4 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is a neurologic disorder with generally well-known clinical manifestations. However, few studies assessed their progression rate using a longitudinal design. This study aimed to document the natural history of ARSACS over a 4-year period in terms of upper and lower limb functions, balance, walking capacity, performance in daily living activities, and disease severity. Forty participants were assessed on three occasions over 4 years. Participant performance was reported in raw data as well as in percentage from reference values to consider the normal aging process. Severe balance and walking capacity impairments were found, with a significant performance decrease over the 4 years. Balance reached a floor score of around 6 points on the Berg Balance Scale for participants aged >40 years, while other participants lost about 1.5 points per year. The mean loss in walking speed was 0.044 m/s per year and the mean decrease in the distance walked in 6 min was 20.8 m per year for the whole cohort. Pinch strength, balance, walking speed, and walking distance decreased over time even when reported in percentage from reference values. Major impairments and rapid progression rates were documented in the present study for upper limb coordination, pinch strength, balance, and walking capacity in the ARSACS population. A progression rate beyond the normal aging process was observed. These results provide fundamental insights regarding the disease prognosis that will help to better inform patients, develop specific rehabilitation programs, and improve trial readiness.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37101017
doi: 10.1007/s12311-023-01558-w
pii: 10.1007/s12311-023-01558-w
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

489-501

Informations de copyright

© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Isabelle Lessard (I)

Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les maladies neuromusculaires (GRIMN), Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada.

Isabelle Côté (I)

Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les maladies neuromusculaires (GRIMN), Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada.

Raphaël St-Gelais (R)

Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les maladies neuromusculaires (GRIMN), Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada.

Luc J Hébert (LJ)

Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale (CIRRIS), Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec, Québec, Canada.
Départements de réadaptation et de radiologie et médecine nucléaire, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.

Bernard Brais (B)

Neurological Institute, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.

Jean Mathieu (J)

Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les maladies neuromusculaires (GRIMN), Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada.

Xavier Rodrigue (X)

Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec, Québec, Canada.

Cynthia Gagnon (C)

Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les maladies neuromusculaires (GRIMN), Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada. Cynthia.Gagnon4@USherbrooke.ca.
Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Cynthia.Gagnon4@USherbrooke.ca.

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