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ataxia - Definition:
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Ataxia: Wobbliness. Incoordination and unsteadiness due to the brain's failure to regulate the body's posture and regulate the strength and direction of limb movements. Ataxia is usually a consequence of disease in the brain, specifically in the cerebellum which lies beneath the back part of the cerebrum.
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About ataxia
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Wobbliness. Incoordination and unsteadiness due to the brain's failure to regulate the body's posture and regulate the strength and direction of limb movements. Ataxia is usually a consequence of disease in the brain, specifically in the cerebellum which lies beneath the back part of the cerebrum.
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Causes of ataxia
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Causes Ataxia-telangiectasia is inherited, which means it is passed down through families. It is an autosomal recessive trait. This means that both parents must provide a defective gene for the child to have symptoms of the disorder. The disease results from defects in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene. Defects in this gene can lead to abnormal cell death in various places of the body, including the part of the brain that helps coordinate movement. Boys and girls are equally affected
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Symptoms of ataxia
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Symptoms Decreased coordination of movements (ataxia) in late childhood Ataxic gait (cerebellar ataxia ); Jerky gait; Unsteady ; ; Decreasing mental development, slows or stops after age 10 - 12; Delayed walking; Discoloration of skin areas exposed to sunlight; Discoloration of skin (coffee-with-milk-colored spots); Enlarged blood vessels in skin of nose, ears, and inside of the elbow and knee; Enlarged blood vessels in the whites of the eyes; Jerky or abnormal eye movements ( nystagmus ) late
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Further Reading on ataxia
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Altitude Sickness - Topic Overview (
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What is altitude sickness ? Altitude sickness occurs when you cannot get enough oxygen from the air at high altitudes . This causes ...being confused, not being able to walk straight ( ataxia ), feeling...
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Breast Cancer acTopic Centers - Description of Evidence (
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Screening for breast cancer decreases mortality by identifying and treating cases at an earlier ...pancreatic cancer, and lymphomas.[31] Women who carry an abnormal ataxia telangiectasia (ATM) gene may...
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Birth Control - Evidence of Harms (
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Information on evidence of harms in the prevention of breast cancer...14] However, it has been theorized that certain populations, such as AT ( ataxia telangiectasia) heterozygotes, are at increased...
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Immunoglobulins (
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An immunoglobulins test is done to measure the level of immunoglobulins , also known as antibodies ,...and a rare inherited disease that affects muscle coordination ( ataxia -telangiectasia). This increases...
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Cancer acTopic Centers - Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Loci (
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Like most cancers , prostate cancer is a complex neoplastic disorder in which disease initiation is the result of an interaction ...an important role in DNA repair and is part of the ataxia ...
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Ataxia, cerebellar (
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Anemia, sideroblastic, and spinocerebellar ataxia (
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Ataxia telangiectasia mutated (
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Image Collection: Picture of Ataxia Telangiectasia (
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Image Collection: Picture of Ataxia Telangiectasia (Ear) (
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Image Collection: Picture of Ataxia Telangiectasia (Legs) (
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Ataxia, cerebellar (
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Anemia, sideroblastic, and spinocerebellar ataxia (
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