The common clinical types of hereditary ataxia include Friedreich’s ataxia and cerebellar ataxia, with Friedreich’s ataxia being the most serious. Friedreich’s ataxia occurs between the ages of 5 and 15 and is characterized by progressive gait ataxia. The main symptoms of Friedreich’s ataxia are unsteadiness and difficulty in walking, and as the disease progresses, respiratory and swallowing functions are also affected. Friedreich’s ataxia has a poor prognosis, often in a few years after the onset of symptoms to more than ten years can not get out of bed, but also heart failure, respiratory dysfunction and other serious complications, leading to premature death, diagnosed with this disease should actively cooperate with doctors, do not neglect, so as not to delay the condition.