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 ...

Patients with neurodegenerative ataxia that are treated with cerebello-spinal transcranial direct current simulation (tDCS) have significant improvements in gait, upper limb coordination, quality of ...

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 21 year-old woman presented with slowly progressive gait and limb ataxia, scanning speech and nystagmus since early childhood. Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA): Axial CT scans. Note the severe atrophy ...

A new study by the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland investigated the origin of ataxia in the brain of patients with stroke. A significant number of the stroke lesions in ...

The proband (case 1) was a 74-year-old man with hypertension. His parents were reported not to be consanguineous. His mother and father died at age 42 and 80, respectively, and they were free of ...

New findings show, for the first time, the link between the brain’s cerebellum and proprioception, or the body’s ability to sense movement and joint and limb position. A new study uncovers a ...

The autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxias are a group of little known and often neglected diseases that are best understood by following a practical, multidisciplinary approach that focuses on ...

The FDA approved omaveloxolone (Skyclarys) for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia in patients ages 16 and older, making it the first approved treatment for this rare progressive neurodegenerative ...

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 ...

A 23 year-old man presented with slowly progressive gait and limb ataxia, slurred speech and nystagmus over 10 years. Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA): (Left) T2-weighted axial MRI; (Middle) T1-weighted ...