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@ARTICLE{Lischewski:285044,
author = {Lischewski, Stella Andrea and Dogan, Imis and Giunti, Paola
and Parkinson, Michael H and Mariotti, Caterina and Durr,
Alexandra and Ewenczyk, Claire and Boesch, Sylvia and
Nachbauer, Wolfgang and Klopstock, Thomas and Stendel,
Claudia and de Rivera Garrido, Francisco Javier Rodríguez
and Schöls, Ludger and Fleszar, Zofia and Klockgether,
Thomas and Grobe-Einsler, Marcus and Giordano, Ilaria and
Rai, Myriam and Pandolfo, Massimo and Jacobi, Heike and
Hilgers, Ralf-Dieter and Schulz, Jörg B and Reetz, Kathrin},
collaboration = {Group, EFACTS Study},
othercontributors = {Indelicato, Elisabetta and Amprosi, Matthias and Gellera,
Cinzia and Mongelli, Alessia and Castaldo, Anna and Fichera,
Mario and Bertini, Enrico and Vasco, Gessica and Biet, Marie
and Monin, Marie Lorraine and Holtbernd, Florian and Brcina,
Nikolina and Hohenfeld, Christian and Radelfahr, Florentine
and Bischoff, Almut and Hayer, Stefanie and Koutsis,
Georgios and Breza, Marianthi and Palau, Francesc and
O'Callaghan, Mar and Thomas-Black, Gilbert and Manso,
Katarina and Solanky, Nita and Labrum, Robyn},
title = {{A}nalysis of a {M}odified {V}ersion of the {I}nventory of
{N}on-{A}taxia {S}igns {O}ver 12 {Y}ears in {P}atients with
{F}riedreich's {A}taxia in the {EFACTS} {S}tudy.},
journal = {Movement disorders},
volume = {41},
number = {1},
issn = {0885-3185},
address = {New York, NY},
publisher = {Wiley},
reportid = {DZNE-2026-00168},
pages = {200 - 211},
year = {2026},
abstract = {Friedreich's ataxia is a rare, neurodegenerative,
multisystem disorder. While ataxia is a hallmark, non-ataxia
signs, including muscle weakness, spasticity, and dysphagia
are equally disabling. The Inventory of Non-Ataxia Signs
(INAS) is a symptom list transformable to a 16-item count.To
evaluate the responsiveness of a modified INAS in this
population.Participants were drawn from the European
Friedreich's Ataxia Consortium for Translational Studies
(EFACTS). The modified INAS count (presence/absence, 0-16
scale) and modified INAS sum (severity-weighted, 0-84 scale)
were evaluated using linear mixed-models and standardized
response means (SRMs). Items rare $(<5\%)$ and
uncharacteristic in Friedreich's ataxia were excluded
(chorea, myoclonus, fasciculations, resting tremor,
rigidity) RESULTS: A total of 1129 participants (mean age,
32.3 years) were assessed for up to 12 years. The mean
modified INAS count was 4.6 (±2.2) and modified INAS sum
15.1 (± 9.9). Both correlated strongly with existing
outcome measures. Longitudinally, the modified INAS count
increased by 0.13 points/year $(95\%$ CI 0.12, 0.14; P <
0.001) and modified INAS sum by 0.68 points/year $(95\%$ CI
0.64, 0.72; P < 0.001). The modified INAS sum demonstrated
greater responsiveness, with SRMs of 0.26, 0.38, 0.53, and
0.80 at 1, 2, 3, and 5 years, respectively, compared with
0.16, 0.27, 0.31, and 0.46 for the modified INAS count. In
non-ambulatory patients and children, responsiveness of the
modified INAS sum was higher (SRM 0.82 and 1.7 at 5 years,
respectively).The modified INAS sum showed good
responsiveness over 5 years but not over 1-3 years. It may
supplement existing outcome measures, contributing to
holistic assessment of this multisystem disease, especially
in non-ambulatory patients, in whom ataxia-focused measures
may show ceiling effects, and children, who typically
progress faster. © 2025 The Author(s). Movement Disorders
published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of
International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.},
keywords = {Humans / Friedreich Ataxia: diagnosis / Friedreich Ataxia:
physiopathology / Friedreich Ataxia: complications / Male /
Female / Adult / Middle Aged / Young Adult / Severity of
Illness Index / Adolescent / Child / Friedreich's ataxia
(Other) / longitudinal (Other) / non‐ataxia symptoms
(Other)},
cin = {Clinical Research (Munich) / Clinical Research (Bonn) / AG
Schöls / Patient Studies (Bonn)},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)1111015 / I:(DE-2719)1011001 /
I:(DE-2719)5000005 / I:(DE-2719)1011101},
pnm = {353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-353},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:41070559},
pmc = {pmc:PMC12882042},
doi = {10.1002/mds.70084},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/285044},
}