PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Leonard, H
AU  - Forsyth, R
TI  - Friedreich's ataxia presenting after cardiac transplantation
AID  - 10.1136/adc.84.2.167
DP  - 2001 Feb 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 167--168
VI  - 84
IP  - 2
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/84/2/167.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/84/2/167.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2001 Feb 01; 84
AB  - A 4 year old boy underwent cardiac transplantation because of cardiomyopathy with ischaemia. Following transplantation he developed neurological signs of Friedreich's ataxia and the diagnosis was confirmed with genetic testing. Cardiomyopathy is a rare presentation of Friedreich's ataxia and to our knowledge this is the first reported transplant operation for the cardiomyopathy associated with this condition.