What Do You Know about Ataxia, Claude St-Jean and CAFA?

CAFA was founded in...
1. 1972
2. 1975
3. 2003
What was CAFA’s initial name?
1. Canadian Association for Familial Ataxias
2. Canadian Association of Friedreich’s Ataxia
3. Claude St-Jean Foundation
Who was the first president of the Scientific Committee?
1. Claude St-Jean
2. Dr. André Barbeau
3. Dr. Michaï Botez
4. Dr. Bernard Brais
Who was the president of the first fundraising campaign?
1. Michel Bissonnette
2. Jean Béliveau
3. Pierre Péladeau
The first issue of Eldorado appeared in…
1. 1972
2. 1974
3. 2006
What amount of money has being raised and invested in scientific research since CAFA was founded?
1. $1,5 million
2. $6 millions
3. $15 millions
Who is allowed to become a CAFA member?
1. Anyone who supports CAFA’s objectives and who pays membership fees annually
2. Anyone who makes a donation becomes a member automatically
3. Anyone who applies for membership
How many people form the board of directors?
1. 7
2. 9
3. 12
Claude St-Jean was a member of…
1. the Order of Quebec
2. the Order of Canada
3. the Order of St. John
Which association Claude did not help to create?
1. Association française de l’ataxie de Friedreich
2. Association suisse de l’ataxie de Friedreich
3. Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance
What is the title of Claude St-Jean’s biography written by Arlette Cousture?
1. Le défi de Claude St-Jean
2. Aussi vrai qu’il y a du soleil derrière les nuages
3. J’ai la rage de vaincre
Ataxias are classified according to
1. the mode of transmission
2. the symptoms
3. the age at which they appear
4. all these answers
What is frataxine?
1. A protein necessary to the proper functioning of tissues in certain organs
2. A protein delivering iron to mitochondria
3. A protein responsible for sending nervous impulsions toward the rest of the body
The first symptom of ataxia is…
1. dizziness
2. loss of balance
3. frequent falls
4. answers B and C
Mental faculties of ataxic people are not affected.
1. True
2. False
3. It depends on the type of ataxia
What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
1. Accelerated heart beat
2. Thickening of the myocardium
3. Partial or near-complete substitution of myocardium with fatty tissue without wall thinning
In ataxic people, spasticity is often increased with…
1. fatigue
2. emotions
3. weather
4. all these answers
What is nystagmus?
1. Rapid eye movement
2. Involuntary and saccadic eye movement
3. A biogenic amine involved in local immune responses
Ataxias cause diabetes.
1. True
2. False
3. It depends on the type of ataxia
4. In some people suffering from Friedreich’s Ataxia
Speech and physical therapy exercises designed for ataxic people are based on…
1. control of speech and movements
2. regular repetition of exercises for better learning
3. building confidence and inciting to pursue the rehabilitation process