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Symptom: Clumsiness



Contents: Clumsiness

Introduction: Clumsiness

Clumsiness: Clumsy motions or poor coordination. See detailed information below for a list of 174 causes of Clumsiness, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Clumsiness:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Clumsiness. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes of Types of Clumsiness:

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Clumsiness: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Clumsiness, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Clumsiness

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Diagnostic tests for Clumsiness:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Clumsiness. Some of these are listed below :

  • Physical examination
    • Eye examination looking for nystagmus ( rhythmical oscillation of the eyeballs) which may be due to disease of the cerebellum; also look for papilledema which may suggest brain tumor or hydrocephalus; look for paralysis of eye movements which may suggest stroke, brain cancer, head injury, Wernicke's encephalopathy due to alcohol abuse
    • Neurological examination including gait, tone, power, reflexes and co-ordination in upper and lower limbs looking for signs of stroke, cerebellar disease, transient ischemic attack, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, Parkinson's disease and other diseases of the nervous system
    • Observe for chorea ( non- repetitive abrupt involuntary jerky movements that can cause clumsiness. Causes of chorea include Huntington's chorea, Sydenham's chorea, Wilson's disease and senility
    • Tests of co-ordination e.g. finger -nose test , rapidly alternating movements and rebound are 3 types of tests that assess co-ordination and can detect disease of the cerebellum. If signs of cerebellar disease are bilateral consider multiple sclerosis or Friedrich's ataxia

See full list of 18 diagnostic tests for Clumsiness

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Clumsiness. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

  • How long has there been a problem with clumsiness? - to determine if acute or chronic.
  • Age of patient? - if child, causes of clumsiness may include impulsive behavior, Asperger's syndrome, Attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome, Down's syndrome, Soto's syndrome, Rett's syndrome, hydrocephalus, fetal alcohol syndrome, Classic childhood ALD, Chiari malformation, agenesis of the corpus callosum; pubertal adolescence can experience clumsiness as they get used to their changing body proportions.
  • How much sleep are you getting? - sleep deprivation and fatigue may cause clumsiness.
  • Illicit drugs? - may be cause of clumsiness e.g. marijuana, amphetamine.
  • Have you been bitten by ticks recently? - may suggest Lyme disease as cause of clumsiness.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Clumsiness (16 listings)

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Clumsiness) may include:

  • Fever? - may suggest encephalitis, Lyme disease.
  • Dementia? - may suggest Prion diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Wilson's disease, late stages of Parkinson's disease.
  • Headaches? - may suggest brain cancer or brain metastasis, subdural or extradural haematoma.
  • Seizures? - may suggest brain cancer or metastasis, encephalitis, stroke.
  • Symptoms of multiple sclerosis? - e.g. blurry vision, double vision, dizziness, weakness, numbness or tingling in any limbs.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Clumsiness (16 listings)

Stories from Users for Clumsiness

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Medications or substances causing Clumsiness:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Clumsiness as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

  • Chlorphenesin Carbamate
  • Maolate
  • Chloral Hydrate
  • Aquachloral Supprettes
  • Somnos

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Detailed list of causes of Clumsiness

The list below shows some of the causes of Clumsiness mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 174 causes of Clumsiness

How Common are these Causes of Clumsiness?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Clumsiness. Of the 174 causes of Clumsiness that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 3 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 5 causes are "common" diseases
  • 3 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 12 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 13 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 150 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 174 causes of Clumsiness

Conditions listing symptoms: Clumsiness:

The following list of conditions have 'Clumsiness' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Symbols

  • 47,XXX syndrome ... poor coordination, clumsiness

    A

  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ... coordination problems
  • Adult progressive spinal muscular atrophy, Aran Duchenne type ... clumsiness
  • Agenesis of the corpus callosum ... impaired hand-eye coordination
  • Alcohol abuse ... coordination difficulty
  • Alcohol drinking ... coordination difficulties
  • Alcohol-Induced Disorders ... coordination difficulties
  • Alcoholic Neuropathy ... clumsiness
  • Alexander Syndrome ... coordination problems
  • Alzheimer's Disease ... impaired spatial skills, impaired visual skills
  • Amphetamine abuse ... coordination difficulty
  • Apraxia ... Poor coordination
  • Arginase deficiency ... coordination problems
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation (Type 1) ... clumsiness
  • Asperger syndrome ... poor coordination, clumsiness, uncoordinated motor movements
  • Ataxia ... poor muscle coordination, clumsiness
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia ... clumsiness, coordination problems
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ... poor coordination

    B

  • Basilar artery migraine ... poor muscular coordination
  • Basilar Migraine ... clumsiness
  • Batten Disease ... clumsiness, stumbling
  • Batten-Turner muscular dystrophy ... stumbling
  • Behcet's Disease ... difficulty coordinating movement
  • Behr syndrome ... impaired coordination
  • Benign Fasciculation Syndrome ... clumsiness
  • Binswanger's Disease ... clumsiness
  • Biotinidase deficiency ... poor muscle coordination
  • Brain cancer ... lack of coordination, Stumbling
  • Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome ... clumsiness

    C

  • Carbamoyl-phosphate synthase 1 deficiency ... loss of coordination
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning ... clumsiness
  • Cerebellar ataxia - ectodermal dysplasia ... impaired coordination
  • Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 2, late infantile type ... poor motor coordination
  • Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 7 ... motor impairment
  • Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8 ... motor impairment
  • Chiari Malformation ... impaired coordination
  • Childhood-onset cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy ... poor coordination
  • Chorea ... clumsiness
  • Chromosome 15 Ring ... poor coordination
  • Chromosome 18 deletion syndrome ... poor coordination
  • Chromosome 18, Tetrasomy 18p ... difficulty coordinating movement
  • Chromosome 18q, partial deletion ... poor coordination
  • Chromosome 20 ring ... clumsiness
  • Chromosome 20p, partial duplication ... poor coordination
  • Chromosome 22 Ring ... lack of coordination
  • Chronic Kidney Disease ... clumsiness
  • Classic childhood ALD ... disturbances of coordination
  • Coffin-Lowry syndrome ... clumsy gait
  • Combarros Calleja Leno syndrome ... clumsy gait
  • Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1A ... impaired coordination
  • Congenital stenosis of cervical medullary canal ... clumsiness
  • Corpus callosum agenesis ... impaired hand-eye coordination
  • Corticobasal Degeneration ... poor coordination, visual-spatial impairment, visual-spatial impairment
  • Creatine deficiency, X-linked ... impaired hand-eye coordination

    D

  • Demyelinating disorder ... Clumsiness
  • Down Syndrome ... poor muscle coordination

    E

  • Encephalitis ... poor coordination, clumsiness
  • Ependymoma ... motor dysfunction
  • Extradural hematoma ... coordination problems

    F

  • Familial dysautonomia ... coordination problems
  • Familial isolated deficiency of vitamin E ... loss of coordination
  • Fetal alcohol syndrome ... impaired coordination
  • Friedreich ataxia ... clumsy gait

    G

  • Glioma ... coordination problems
  • Gliomatosis cerebri ... motor dysfunction
  • Glutathione synthetase deficiency, severe ... loss of coordination

    H

  • Harding ataxia ... poor coordination
  • Hashimoto's encephalitis ... impaired coordination
  • Heat exhaustion ... poor coordination
  • Hemangioblastoma ... coordination problems
  • Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy 3 ... poor muscle coordination
  • Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia ... clumsy walk
  • HHV-6 encephalitis ... difficulty coordinating movements
  • HIV/AIDS ... lack of coordination
  • Homocystinuria ... clumsiness
  • Homocystinuria due to defect in methylation (cbl g) ... poor coordination
  • Homocystinuria due to defect in methylation cbl e ... poor coordination
  • Homocystinuria syndrome ... clumsiness
  • Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome ... poor coordination
  • Huntington's Disease ... motor impairment
  • Hydrocephalus ... poor coordination

    I

  • Inclusion Body Myositis ... difficulty buttoning
  • Infantile onset spinocerebellar ataxia ... clumsiness
  • Infantile sialic acid storage disorder ... clumsiness
  • Intracranial Embolism ... coordination problems
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages ... impaired coordination

    J

  • Juvenile dermatomyositis ... clumsiness
  • Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma ... coordination problems
  • Juvenile primary lateral sclerosis ... clumsiness

    K

  • Kifafa seizure disorder ... lack of coordination
  • Klinefelter syndrome, variants ... poor coordination
  • Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome ... clumsy gait
  • Kuru ... Loss of coordination

    L

  • Lead poisoning ... eye-hand defects
  • Legionnaires' disease ... impaired coordination
  • Leukomalacia ... coordination problems
  • Lithium toxicity ... lack of coordination
  • Lyme disease ... poor motor coordination
  • Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis ... motor abnormalities

    M

  • Machado-Joseph Disease ... clumsiness
  • Mann syndrome ... coordination disorders
  • Marijuana abuse ... poor coordination, clumsiness
  • May-White syndrome ... impaired coordination
  • Melanoma - astrocytoma syndrome ... coordination problems
  • Methylcobalamin deficiency cbl G type ... poor coordination
  • Microcephaly ... clumsiness
  • Microencephaly ... clumsiness
  • Mountain sickness ... poor coordination
  • Multiple Sclerosis ... coordination difficulty, clumsiness
  • Muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle, autosomal recessive, type 2K ... motor impairment
  • Myelinopathies ... difficulty coordinating movement

    N

  • Neck Arthritis ... clumsiness
  • Neuronal Migration Disorders ... motor dysfunction
  • Neuropathy ataxia and retinis pigmentosa ... coordination problems
  • Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning ... poor coordination
  • Nevo syndrome ... clumsiness
  • Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 ... lack of coordination
  • Niemann-Pick disease, type C2 ... lack of coordination
  • Non-lissencephalic cortical dysplasia ... motor dysfunction

    O

  • Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy ... clumsiness
  • Orofaciodigital syndrome type1 ... clumsy gait
  • Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine ... clumsiness
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2 ... clumsy extremities
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2A ... clumsy extremities
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, type IIB ... clumsy extremities

    P

  • Paralytic shellfish poisoning ... muscular incoordination
  • Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration ... impaired coordination
  • Parkinson's Disease ... impaired coordination
  • Partial agenesis of corpus callosum ... impaired hand-eye coordination
  • Pashayan syndrome ... poor coordination
  • Phenylketonuria ... poor coordination, clumsy gait
  • Pick's disease of the brain ... coordination difficulties
  • Premenstrual syndrome ... poor coordination, clumsiness lethargy
  • Primary Lateral Sclerosis ... clumsiness
  • Prion diseases ... lack of coordination
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy ... eye coordination problems
  • Puberty ... clumsiness

    R

  • Rett's syndrome ... later coordination difficulties, early coordination problems, coordination problems
  • Roussy Levy hereditary areflexic dystasia ... clumsiness
  • Roussy-Lévy hereditary areflexic dystasia ... clumsiness

    S

  • Scleroatonic muscular dystrophy ... clumsy walk
  • Shy-Drager Syndrome ... coordination difficulties
  • Sialuria, Finnish type ... clumsiness
  • Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, type 1 (SGBS1) ... clumsiness
  • Sleep deprivation ... clumsiness
  • Soto's Syndrome ... Clumsiness
  • Spastic paraparesis ... clumsiness of hands
  • Spinal Arthritis ... clumsiness
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 6 ... clumsiness
  • Stroke ... loss of coordination
  • Sydenham chorea ... poor coordination, clumsiness, clumsiness

    T

  • Tick paralysis ... clumsiness
  • Transient Ischemic Attack ... loss of coordination
  • Triosephosphate isomerase 1 ... motor impairment
  • Trisomy 8 mosaicism ... poor coordination
  • Turner Syndrome ... poor coordination, clumsiness

    U

  • Ulnar Neuropathy ... clumsiness of hand

    W

  • Wallenberg's Syndrome ... lack of coordination, Coordination difficulties
  • Williams Syndrome ... poor coordination, limited spatial skills
  • Wilson's Disease ... clumsiness, loss of coordination
  • Wyatt disease ... motor dysfunction

    Conditions listing complications: Clumsiness:

    The following list of conditions have 'Clumsiness' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    B

  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia ... coordination problems

    M

  • Marijuana abuse ... Coordination difficulty

    S

  • Stroke ... Coordination problems

    T

  • Transverse myelitis ... motor impairment

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    • Causes of Clumsiness Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Clumsiness based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
  • Sexual activity - history of sexual behavior?

    Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Clumsiness?

    Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Clumsiness, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
    Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

    Classifications of Clumsiness:

    Subtypes of Clumsiness:

    Coordination problems (161 causes), Loss of coordination (7 causes), Impaired coordination (11 causes)

    Medical Conditions associated with Clumsiness:

    Coordination problems (161 causes), Balance symptoms (332 causes)

    Symptoms related to Clumsiness:

    Coordination problems (161 causes)

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