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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Symptoms

Symptoms may include [1]:

  • Poor coordination
  • Inability to stand without swaying
  • An uneven gait that may look like the person is drunk
  • Involuntary back-and-forth eye movements (nystagmus)
  • Unusual speech patterns such as:
    • Monotonous tone
    • Either rushing words or placing large gaps between syllables
  • Impaired motions
  • Tremors in the limbs, particularly towards the end of movements
  • Difficulty with fine motor tasks, such as eating, writing or buttoning a shirt
  • Difficulty swallowing

A patient with ataxia may also experience other neurological symptoms such as dementia, seizures, or a wide array of other disorders.

References

  1. Ashizawa T, Xia G (August 2016). "Ataxia". Continuum (Minneap Minn). 22 (4 Movement Disorders): 1208–26. doi:10.1212/CON.0000000000000362. PMC 5567218. PMID 27495205.

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