A study investigated the origin of ataxia in the brain of patients with stroke. A significant number of the stroke lesions in the patients were located outside the cerebellum. A new study by the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Areas of the brain in those with stroke were analyzed for lesion activity and functional connectivity. In 54% of ...

Early warning signs of ataxia: Unstable gait and poor balance: Ataxics typically have an unsteady, staggering gait, making it difficult to walk. Loss of coordination (dysmetria): Difficulty with ...

Ataxia is a lack of muscle coordination that may affect a person’s speech, eye movements, and ability to swallow, walk, and pick up objects. It can happen due to certain health conditions, genetics, ...

Friedreich ataxia is an autosomal-recessive, neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects the nervous system and heart. It was named after Nicolaus Friedreich, a Professor of Medicine in ...

In 18 percent of patients (n=35/197), stroke caused limb ataxia. To the surprise of the researchers, less than half (46%) of these patients’ stroke lesions intersected the cerebellum or cerebellar ...