Ataxia, which affects about 150,000 Americans, isn't a specific
disease, but a sign of an underlying problem. The term "
ataxia" describes a lack of
muscle coordination when performing voluntary
movements. It may affect any part of the body.
Full article >>>AtaxiaRelated Category:
Pathology(tk´s), lack of coordination of the voluntary
muscles resulting in irregular
movements of the body.
Ataxia can be brought on by an
injury,
infection, or degenerative
disease of the
central nervous system, e.g.
Full article >>>Ataxia-
telangiectasia (A-T), also called Louis-Bar
syndrome, is a rare,
genetic neurological disorder of childhood that progressively destroys part of the motor control area of the brain, leading to a lack of balance and coordination.
Full article >>>Ataxia telangiectasia mutated: See: ATM.
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Full article >>>Ataxia (including Friedreich's
ataxia)
Dr Trisha Macnair
Ataxia is the loss of co-ordinated bodily
movements. Early problems include unsteadiness and clumsiness, but
vision,
hearing and speech can be affected too.
Full article >>>Ataxia may go away without
treatment after a few weeks to months. However,
physical therapy may be helpful in improving coordination.
Expectations (
prognosis):
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recovery usually occurs without
treatment within a few months.
Full article >>>Ataxia may appear as a
congenital defect, or following a simple
viral infection such as
chicken pox. It may also appear following
encephalitis, head
trauma, and
diseases affecting the
central nervous system or spinal cord.
Full article >>>Friedreich's
ataxia is an inherited (
genetic) disorder that causes certain
nerve cells to deteriorate over time. In many cases, this disorder also affects the
heart, certain bones and cells in the
pancreas that produce
insulin.
Full article >>>Ataxia Telangiectasia:
Genetics Basal
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Genes Breast Cancer:
Genetics Breast Cancer: Hereditary
Breast Cancer Colorectal Cancer:
Adenomatous
Polyposis
Colorectal Cancer: Familial
Adenomatous
Polyposis (FAP) ...
Full article >>>AtaxiaProblems with coordination and
walking.
Autosomal dominantA form of inheritance in which only one copy of a
gene coding for a
disease need be present for that
disease to be expressed.
Full article >>>ATAXIA: Lack of voluntary
muscle coordination.
ATTENUATED: Weakened or decreased.
AUTO
ANTIBODY: 1. An
antibody that is active against some of the
tissues of the
organism that produced it. 2. An
antibody directed against the body's own
tissue.
Full article >>>SYMPTOMS"
Ataxia (balance problems) and decreased coordination progressing to
paralysis,
dementia, slurring of speech, and visual disturbances.
Full article >>>Ataxia-
telangiectasia is transmitted as an
autosomal recessive trait. The
disease results from
mutations in a
gene called ATM.
Full article >>>problems
walking (
ataxia)
increased
intracranial pressure (ICP)
loss of control of the
nerves/
muscles of the face
Symptoms of
brain tumors in the
cerebrum (front of brain), called supratentorial
tumors, may include: ...
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ataxia; ...
Full article >>>The
ataxia-
telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and ATM and Rad3-related (ATR)
protein kinases are at the apex of these signaling pathways.
Full article >>>Her doctoral thesis was on the clonal origin of human
tumors using the
diseases
ataxia-
telangiectasia, Burkitt's
lymphoma and ovarian teratomas as models. She did a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Medical
Genetics under Dr. Robert D.
Full article >>>Neurological complications (these are rare, but include
meningitis,
seizures,
ataxia,
Guillain-Barre syndrome, and Bell's
palsy)
Hepatitis with
jaundice (more common in patients older than 35)
Hemolytic anemiaOrchitis ...
Full article >>>- A rare
congenital disorder that causes the body to not produce chylomicrons, low density
lipoprotein (
LDL), and very low density
lipoprotein (
VLDL). Individuals with this condition are unable to properly digest fats. Other findings include
ataxia, ...
Full article >>>These neurologic abnormalities include
ataxia within weeks or months,
dementia (loss of memory and
confusion) and myoclonus late in the illness, a duration of illness of at least 6 months, and a diffusely abnormal non-diagnostic electroencephalogram.
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