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Ataxia

Ataxia: Introduction

Ataxia: It is a neurological sign and symptom consisting of gross lack of co-ordination of muscle movements. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Ataxia is available below.

Symptoms of Ataxia

• Loss of muscle control
• Poor muscle coordination
• Clumsiness
• Staggering
• Difficulty pronouncing words
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 6 symptoms of Ataxia

Treatments for Ataxia

• Vitamin B12 - possibly used for related vitamin B12 deficiency
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Ataxia

Wrongly Diagnosed with Ataxia?

• Misdiagnosis of Ataxia
• Failure to diagnose Ataxia
• Hidden causes of Ataxia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Ataxia

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Causes of Ataxia

• Brain disorders
• Spinal disorders
• Multiple sclerosis
• Stroke
• Trihydroxycholestanoylcoa oxidase isolated deficiency - ataxia
• more causes...»

See full list of 406 causes of Ataxia

More information about causes of Ataxia:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Ataxia (62 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Ataxia (43 listings)
• Underlying causes of Ataxia
• Ataxia as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Ataxia

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Ataxia:

• Cerebellar ataxia
• Vestibular ataxia
• Sensory ataxia
• Hereditary ataxia
• Non-hereditary cerebellar degeneration
• more related diseases...»

Research about Ataxia

Visit our research pages for current research about Ataxia treatments.

Clinical Trials for Ataxia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Ataxia include:

• Effect of Riluzole as a Symptomatic Approach in Patients With Chronic Cerebellar Ataxia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Riluzole
• Gluten-Free Diet in Patients With Gluten Sensitivity and Cerebellar Ataxia - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Idebenone to Treat Friedreich's Ataxia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Idebenone
• Transitional Life Events in Patients With Friedreich's Ataxia: Implications for Genetic Counseling - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Safety Study of Idebenone to Treat Friedreich's Ataxia - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Idebenone
• more trials...»

See full list of 21 Clinical Trials for Ataxia

Ataxia: Broader Related Topics

• Coordination and balance conditions
• Movement conditions
• more types...»

Types of Ataxia

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Definitions of Ataxia:

Awkwardness in motor behavior associated with loss of afferent information from the moving part or with loss of control mechanism of the cerebellum. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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