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Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Cerebellar Diseases > Cerebellar Ataxia
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Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Dyskinesias > Ataxia > Cerebellar Ataxia
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Movement Disorders > Dyskinesias > Ataxia > Cerebellar Ataxia

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Cerebellar Ataxia  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Ataxia, Cerebellar
  • Ataxias, Cerebellar
  • Cerebellar Ataxias
  • Cerebellar Incoordination
  • Cerebellar Incoordinations
  • Incoordination, Cerebellar
  • Incoordinations, Cerebellar

Note

  • DENTATE CEREBELLAR ATAXIA see MYOCLONIC CEREBELLAR DYSSYNERGIA is also available; ATAXIAS, HEREDITARY see SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION is also available

Scope note

  • Incoordination of voluntary movements that occur as a manifestation of CEREBELLAR DISEASES. Characteristic features include a tendency for limb movements to overshoot or undershoot a target (dysmetria), a tremor that occurs during attempted movements (intention TREMOR), impaired force and rhythm of diadochokinesis (rapidly alternating movements), and GAIT ATAXIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p90)

History note

  • 1968

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002524

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