Ataxia: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment - Verywell Health
WEBMay 21, 2021 · Ataxia is the term used to describe the loss of coordination in the body. This loss of coordination can manifest as a loss of balance, slurred speech, stumbling, a wide gait, or a variety of other symptoms. Ataxia can be a symptom of an underlying disease, such as multiple sclerosis, or it can be the cause itself.
Neurological disorders of gait, balance and posture: a sign-based ...
WEBJan 29, 2018 · Abnormalities of stance width can be broadly categorized into three groups: a widened or broad-based gait, which is a sensitive but nonspecific sign; a narrow-based gait, which occurs in very few...
11 Exercises for Ataxia Patients - National Ataxia Foundation
WEBOct 29, 2019 · 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.
How to Assess Gait, Stance, and Coordination
WEBNormal gait, stance, and coordination require integrity of the motor, vestibular, cerebellar, and proprioceptive pathways (see also Movement and Cerebellar Disorders). Lesions in these pathways cause characteristic deficits:
Ataxia - Physiopedia
WEBStance. An impaired stance in the absence of motor weakness or gross involuntary movements is suggestive of cerebellar ataxia or sensory ataxia. Gait ataxia. Gait ataxia results from incoordination of the lower extremities due to cerebellar pathology or loss of proprioceptive input.
Stance ataxia (Concept Id: C1838393) - National Center for ...
WEBStance ataxia and delayed leg muscle responses to postural perturbations in cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Adult-Onset Cerebellar Ataxias - Practical Neurology
WEBLesions of the vermis cause head, trunk, and stance ataxia. Lesions in the lateral hemispheres and cerebellar nuclei cause limb or apendicular ataxia, dysarthria, and cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS). Flocculonodular lobe lesions cause oculomotor and vestibular signs (eg, nystagmus and Romberg sign).
WEBAtaxia, or lack of coordination, is a common manifestation of various neuro-logical conditions, including stroke, brain tumour, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, toxicity, infection (including following varicella) and congenital cere-bellar defects. Its evolution can be acute, subacute, episodic or chronic.
Stance ataxia and delayed leg muscle responses to postural ...
WEBStance ataxia and delayed leg muscle responses to postural perturbations in cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Antonio Nardone, MD, PhD 1, Massimo Galante, MD 1, Margherita Grasso, ET 1 and Marco Schieppati, MD 2.
Stance ataxia and delayed leg muscle responses to postural ...
WEBResults: Most patients showed increased body sway during stance, which was larger in cervical spondylosis with myelopathy than cervical spondylosis. Early postural responses in the soleus were not affected. Late responses in soleus and tibialis anterior were delayed in cervical spondylosis with myelopathy.