"Often when we refer to cerebellar ataxia," she adds, "we are referring to a collection of diseases that slowly get worse over time." This form of ataxia "can have many causes including cancer, ...

Ataxia is a condition caused by damage in cerebellum, a part of the brain, that leads to poor muscle control affecting movement. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Aniruddha More, consultant ...

In 18% of patients (n=35/197), stroke caused limb ataxia. To the surprise of the researchers, less than half (46%) of these patients' stroke lesions intersected the cerebellum or cerebellar peduncles.

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) is an inherited, fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an abnormal expansion of glutamine (Q) encoding CAG repeats in the gene Ataxin-1 (ATXN1). Patients with ...

However, these lesions localized to a brain network, connected to the cerebellum. Ataxia is a neurological condition characterized by difficulty in coordinating voluntary movements.

Ataxia usually results from damage to the cerebellum, causing poor muscle control. Many things can cause it, including genetics, stroke, MS, alcohol use and more.

However, the researchers reported that lesions causing acute limb ataxia were connected to a common network centered on the intermediate zone cerebellum and cerebellar peduncles (lesion ...

Nearly three decades after the final episode of his beloved TV show aired, the Science Guy hasn’t lost his way. In fact, in ...

According to Smith, patients with cerebellar ataxia often face societal obstacles as a result of their inability to establish longer-term muscle memory.

A taxia affects individuals’ ability to walk, talk, and execute other motor functions. Genetic mutations that impair or destroy Purkinje cells, inhibitory neurons in the cerebellum—which coordinates ...

A neurological condition that starts in the cerebellum and causes trouble with coordinating movement, Ataxia manifests with physical symptoms, the beloved “Science Guy” explains.