Cerebellar ataxia: Cerebellar ataxia is a form of ataxia originating in the cerebellum. Romberg's test can be used to distinguish cerebellar ataxia from other forms of ataxia. See detailed information below for a list of 134 causes of Cerebellar ataxia, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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causes of Cerebellar ataxia as a symptom include:
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Cerebellar ataxia: loss of muscle coordination caused by disorders of the cerebellum.
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Incoordination of voluntary movements that occur as a manifestation of CEREBELLAR DISEASES. Characteristic features include a tendency for limb movements to overshoot or undershoot a target (dysmetria), a tremor that occurs during attempted movements (intention TREMOR), impaired force and rhythm of rapidly alternating movements (adiadochokinesis), and GAIT ATAXIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p90)
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Cerebellar ataxia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Cerebellar ataxia, or a subtype of Cerebellar ataxia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)
The list below shows some of the causes of Cerebellar ataxia mentioned in various sources:
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Cerebellar dysmetria, Cerebellar syndrome
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Spinocerebellar ataxia, Hereditary ataxia, Freidreich's ataxia, Acquired ataxia, Medulloblastoma, Cystic astrocytoma, Vitamin E deficiency, Alcoholism
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