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What is Spinocerebellar Ataxia?

What is Spinocerebellar Ataxia?

  • Spinocerebellar Ataxia: A condition characterised by a failure of muscle coordination due to pathology arising in the spinocerebellar tract of the spinal cord.
  • Spinocerebellar Ataxia: A group of dominantly inherited, predominately late-onset, cerebellar ataxias which have been divided into multiple subtypes based on clinical features and genetic mapping. Progressive ataxia is a central feature of these conditions, and in certain subtypes POLYNEUROPATHY; DYSARTHRIA; visual loss; and other disorders may develop. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch65, pp 12-17; J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 1998 Jun;57(6):531-43)
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Spinocerebellar Ataxia: Introduction

Types of Spinocerebellar Ataxia:

Broader types of Spinocerebellar Ataxia:

How serious is Spinocerebellar Ataxia?

Complications of Spinocerebellar Ataxia: see complications of Spinocerebellar Ataxia

What causes Spinocerebellar Ataxia?

Causes of Spinocerebellar Ataxia: see causes of Spinocerebellar Ataxia

What are the symptoms of Spinocerebellar Ataxia?

Symptoms of Spinocerebellar Ataxia: see symptoms of Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Complications of Spinocerebellar Ataxia: see complications of Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Can anyone else get Spinocerebellar Ataxia?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Inheritance of genetic conditions: see details in inheritance of genetic diseases.

Spinocerebellar Ataxia: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Spinocerebellar Ataxia.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Spinocerebellar Ataxia.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Spinocerebellar Ataxia: see treatments for Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Prevention of Spinocerebellar Ataxia: see prevention of Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Research for Spinocerebellar Ataxia: see research for Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Name and Aliases of Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Main name of condition: Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Class of Condition for Spinocerebellar Ataxia: genetic repeating triplet

Other names or spellings for Spinocerebellar Ataxia:

SCA

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Spinocerebellar Ataxia:

  • inherited ataxia
  • Hereditary ataxia
  • Progressive limb and gait ataxia
  • Dysarthria
  • Loss of joint position and vibration senses
  • Absent tendon reflexes in the legs

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