Center of hereditary ataxias, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, Prague
Neurology dpt, 2nd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague
FOCUS AND RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
Centre of Hereditary Ataxias based in Motol University Hospital in Prague, member of the European Network for Rare Diseases ERN-RND, is a reference center providing diagnostic and therapeutic care for patients with hereditary cerebellar diseases. The center is involved in the registers and initiatives EFACTS (European Friedreich’s Ataxia Consortium for Translational Studies) and AGI (Ataxia Global Initiative), which aim to monitor natural disease development and search for biomarkers, thus preparing the groundwork for research of new treatment.