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Ataxia (from Gr**** α- [a
negative prefix] + -τάξις [order] = "lack of order") is a
neurological sign
consisting of lack of
voluntary coordination of muscle...
- Friedreich's
ataxia (FRDA) is a rare, inherited,
autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder that
primarily affects the
nervous system,
causing progressive...
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Cerebellar ataxia is a form of
ataxia originating in the cerebellum. Non-progressive
congenital ataxia (NPCA) is a
classical presentation of
cerebral ataxias. Cerebellar...
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Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a progressive, degenerative,
genetic disease with
multiple types, each of
which could be
considered a
neurological condition...
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Truncal ataxia (or
trunk ataxia) is a wide-based "drunken sailor" gait
characterized by
uncertain starts and stops,
lateral deviations and
unequal steps...
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Sensory ataxia is both a
symptom and a sign in neurology. It is a form of
ataxia (loss of coordination)
caused not by
cerebellar dysfunction but by loss...
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cerebellar ataxia also
known as
acute cerebellitis and
acute cerebellar ataxia (ACA) is a
disease characterized by the
sudden onset of
ataxia following...
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Ataxia–telangiectasia (AT or A–T), also
referred to as
ataxia–telangiectasia
syndrome or Louis–Bar syndrome, is a rare,
neurodegenerative disease causing...
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Locomotor ataxia is the
inability to
precisely control one's own
bodily movements.
People afflicted with this
disease may walk in a jerky, non-fluid manner...
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Episodic ataxia (EA) is an
autosomal dominant disorder characterized by
sporadic bouts of
ataxia (severe discoordination) with or
without myokymia (continuous...
