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/ˈeɪˈtæksiə/
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[ UK /ætˈeɪksiə/ ]
[ UK /ætˈeɪksiə/ ]
NOUN
- inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
How To Use ataxia In A Sentence
- Early symptoms reported by SCA2 patients appearing before gait ataxia, which is the most notorious clinical deficit, include dysarthria, problems with hand writing, and sleep disturbances PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- The clinical manifestations of neurosyphilis include seizures, ataxia, aphasia, paresis, hyperreflexia, personality and cognitive changes, visual changes, hearing loss, neuropathy, and loss of bowel and bladder functions.
- Any person with a confirmed diagnosis of Friedreich ataxia is eligible to participate. Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) Research at CHOP
- Common symptoms include weakness or numbness of a limb, monocular visual loss, diplopia, vertigo, facial weakness or numbness, sphincter disturbances, ataxia, and nystagmus.
- It is known that it is essential for movement, as damage to this area can produce tremor and other movement disorders - such as a condition called cerebellar ataxia. Mind Hacks: Focus on the cerebellum
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- Other causes of apparent clumsiness include visual impairment, orthopedic disorders, mild cerebral palsy, hereditary ataxia, and congenital chorea.
- Difficulty in speech, swallowing and sleep disturbances due to impaired coordination (also known as ataxia). Undefined
- Beamish H, Williams R, Chen P, Lavin M. F (1996) Defect in multiple cell cycle checkpoints in ataxia-telangiectasia postirradiation. PLoS Biology: New Articles
- She is especially interested in a disorder called ataxia telangiectasia, a genetic disease that first appears in young children. HHMI News