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Friedreich's ataxia, an Uncommon card
Friedreich's ataxia is a rare, inherited, autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects the nervous system, causing progressive damage to the spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and cerebellum, leading to impaired muscle coordination.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Power 169 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Friedreich's ataxia quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Friedreich's ataxia card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
As the ______ progresses, it can also impact speech, vision, and hearing.
Answer
disease. As the disease progresses, it can also impact speech, vision, and hearing. From the Friedreich's ataxia article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Electric motor. Electric motor 88 · Space exploration 83 · Convergent evolution 79 · Friedreich's ataxia 76 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The condition typically manifests in childhood or adolescence, with initial symptoms including difficulty walking, loss of balance, and poor coordination.
- As the disease progresses, it can also impact speech, vision, and hearing.
- Many individuals with Friedreich's ataxia develop scoliosis, diabetes, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a serious heart condition that is a leading cause of mortality in patients.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Friedreich's ataxia article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Friedreich's ataxia
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Friedreich's ataxia (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Emw, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
