Ataxia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年1月30日 · Ataxia symptoms can develop over time or start suddenly. Ataxia can be a symptom of several nervous system conditions. Symptoms may include: Poor coordination. Walking unsteadily or with the feet set wide apart. Poor balance. Trouble with fine motor tasks such as eating, writing or buttoning a shirt. Changes in speech.
Ataxia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Types - Cleveland Clinic
网页Ataxia is when you have problems coordinating how your muscles work, leading to awkward, unwieldy or clumsy movements. It’s a possible symptom with a wide range of conditions or circumstances, or it can happen as a stand-alone condition. Depending on why it happens, it’s sometimes possible to treat or reverse the effects of ataxia.
Ataxia - Johns Hopkins Medicine
网页People with ataxia lose muscle control in their arms and legs. This may lead to a lack of balance and coordination and trouble walking. Ataxia may affect the fingers, hands, arms, legs, body, speech, and eye movements. Some injuries or illnesses can cause ataxia to appear suddenly.
Ataxia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
网页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.
Ataxia: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment - Verywell Health
网页2021年5月21日 · Ataxia is a loss of coordination, a symptom seen in multiple sclerosis, stroke, alcohol use disorder, and more. It also is a name given to a group of diseases that cause degeneration of the central nervous system. People with ataxia may show a loss of balance, slurred speech, stumbling, and unusual eye movements.
11 Exercises for Ataxia Patients - National Ataxia Foundation
网页2019年10月29日 · Neuromotor exercises and physical therapy focusing on coordination and balance has been shown to improve or halt the progression of functional decline and are the mainstay treatments for Ataxia. The evidence has shown that balance training could improve the quality of walking as well as reduce the risk of falls.
Movement disorders - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2024年5月30日 · Ataxia affects the part of the brain that controls coordinated movement. Ataxia may cause clumsy movements of the arms and legs, and a loss of balance. Ataxia also can change a person's speech and cause other symptoms. There are many causes of ataxia, including genetic and degenerative conditions.
Update on the Treatment of Ataxia: Medication and Emerging Therapies
网页2020年10月6日 · Ataxia, as a diagnosis, displays motor symptoms and signs of staggering gait, imbalance, incoordination, action tremor, slurred speech, trouble swallowing, disequilibrium/dizziness, nystagmus, and double vision, typically caused by cerebellar dysfunction on the basis of genetic, acquired, or degenerative causes [1 – 4].
Evaluation of ataxia - Differential diagnosis of symptoms | BMJ …
网页2024年1月25日 · Ataxia is a neurologic syndrome characterized by clumsy and uncoordinated movement of the limbs, trunk, and cranial muscles. It results from pathology in the cerebellum and its connections, or in the proprioceptive sensory pathways. The list of causes of ataxia is extensive.
Ataxia: Definition, Types, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment - Healthline
网页2023年12月19日 · Causes. Diagnosis. Treatment. Prevention. Contact a doctor. FAQs. Bottom line. If you have impaired muscle coordination or control, you might have a type of ataxia. This condition is rare, but it...