While autoimmune cerebellar ataxia (a loss of muscle control coordination) can lead to severe disability with some patients becoming wheelchair-bound, there are factors that may help predict better ...

Cerebellar ataxia and vestibular areflexia syndromes constitute a spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders that primarily affect motor coordination and balance. These conditions are marked by ...

Clinical exome sequencing (CES) in patients with adult and sporadic-onset presentations of chronic progressive cerebellar ataxia is a high-yield test and should be considered in the routine genetic ...

A new study published on Dec. 14, 2022 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the identification of a previously unknown genetic cause of a late-onset cerebellar ataxia, a discovery that will ...

While autoimmune cerebellar ataxia (a loss of muscle coordination) can lead to severe disability with some patients becoming wheelchair-bound, there are factors that may help to predict better ...

Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Folkhälsan Research Center, Finland, have identified the genetic cause of early-onset progressive cerebellar degeneration the Finnish Hound dog breed.

MAYWOOD, Ill. - No cures are possible for most patients who suffer debilitating movement disorders called cerebellar ataxias. But in a few of these disorders, patients can be effectively treated with ...

Question #1 Dr. John, My wife of 44 years recently has been diagnosed with cerebellar ataxia. This is a rare neurological disorder that effects the motor system. Have you ever heard of it? Most people ...

Together with British colleagues, Russian scientists proposed to treat severe and fatal disease known as spinocerebellar ataxia with memantine, a drug currently used for Alzheimer's disease. The drug ...

William Alden Lee speaks slowly and deliberately, using the one thing over which he still has some control: his speech. His legs and his hands are disobedient these days. “I know there are people ...