2024年1月30日 · Ataxia usually results from damage to the part of the brain called the cerebellum or its connections. The cerebellum controls muscle coordination. Many conditions can cause ataxia, including genetic conditions, stroke, tumors, multiple sclerosis, degenerative diseases and alcohol misuse.

2024年1月30日 · When diagnosing ataxia, your healthcare professional looks for a treatable cause. You'll likely have physical and neurological exams. Your healthcare professional checks your vision, balance, coordination and reflexes.

2015年9月29日 · ROCHESTER, Minn. — While autoimmune cerebellar ataxia (a loss of muscle control coordination) can lead to severe disability with some patients becoming wheelchair-bound, there are factors that may help predict better immunotherapy response, according to the Mayo Clinic study published by JAMA Neurology.

2024年6月15日 · I’m new to this. I have impaired balance, speech. I’m beginning to notice minor difficulty swallowing. I’m going to PT every week and I’ve had speech therapy. No cause has been identified. My diagnosis is based on symptoms only this far. Are there any other treatments I should explore?

2022年11月11日 · I’m 76 and diagnosed with late onset cerebellar ataxia. I’m wondering what the progression of this disease will look like. Is dementia on the horizon for most patients?

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2023年9月15日 · Ataxia means something is causing your gait to be off. And encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. I had cerebellar ataxia which was finally diagnosed with Clippers, chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular involvement responsive to steroids.

2023年9月10日 · The symptoms vary from person to person, but are mainly "gait ataxia, dysarthria, diplopia and/or altered facial sensation". It sounds to me as if your symptoms may be "dysarthria" (Oxford dictionary: "difficult or unclear articulation of speech that is otherwise linguistically normal").

2024年2月20日 · Cerebellar degeneration, also known as cerebellar ataxia. In this syndrome, loss of nerve cells occurs in the area of the brain called the cerebellum that controls muscle functions and balance. Symptoms may include trouble walking, lack of coordination in the arms and legs, trouble maintaining posture, and dizziness.

2024年8月2日 · The main symptoms of the cerebellar type involve poor muscle coordination, known as ataxia. Symptoms may include: Trouble with movement and coordination. This includes loss of balance and not being able to walk steadily. Slurred, slow or soft speech, known as dysarthria. Changes in vision. This may include blurred or double vision and not being ...