Hereditary cerebellar ataxia

Introduction: Hereditary cerebellar ataxia

Description of Hereditary cerebellar ataxia

Hereditary cerebellar ataxia (medical condition): An inherited brain disorder that affects muscle coordination.

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Marie type ataxia:
  »Introduction: Marie type ataxia
  »Symptoms of Marie type ataxia

Hereditary cerebellar ataxia: (1) a disease of later childhood and early adult life, marked by ataxic gait, hesitating and explosive speech, nystagmus, and sometimes optic neuritis. It probably comprises several distinct conditions with diverse patterns of inheritance. (2) collective term for a number of hereditary disorders in which cerebellar signs are the most prominent finding.
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Hereditary cerebellar ataxia as a Disease

Hereditary cerebellar ataxia: Another name for Marie type ataxia (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Marie type ataxia
  »Symptoms of Marie type ataxia

Causes of Hereditary cerebellar ataxia

Some of the causes of Hereditary cerebellar ataxia are included in the list below:

• Bilateral frontoparietal polymicrogyria
• Hypoparathyroidism
• Joubert syndrome
• Arsenic trioxide
• Ataxia telangiectasia

See full list of 81 causes of Hereditary cerebellar ataxia (Marie type ataxia)

Symptoms of Hereditary cerebellar ataxia (Marie type ataxia)

Some of the symptoms of Hereditary cerebellar ataxia incude:

• Limb motor deficits
• Increased falls
• Discoordination
• Muscle tremors
• Speech difficulty

See full list of 14 symptoms of Hereditary cerebellar ataxia (Marie type ataxia)

Hereditary cerebellar ataxia: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Hereditary cerebellar ataxia:

• spinocerebellar ataxia
• genetic disease
• cerebellar atrophy
• degenerative disorder

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