Diseases

Cerebellar Ataxia

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 diadochokinesis (rapidly alternating movements), and GAIT ATAXIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p90)

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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 diadochokinesis (rapidly alternating movements), and GAIT ATAXIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p90)

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21 entry terms
  • Ataxia, Cerebellar
  • Cerebellar Incoordination
  • Ataxias, Cerebellar
  • Cerebellar Ataxias
  • Cerebellar Incoordinations
  • Incoordination, Cerebellar
  • Incoordinations, Cerebellar
  • Adiadochokinesis
  • Cerebellar Dysmetria
  • Cerebellar Hemiataxia
  • Dysmetria
  • Hypermetria
  • Adiadochokineses
  • Cerebellar Dysmetrias
  • Cerebellar Hemiataxias
  • Dysmetria, Cerebellar
  • Dysmetrias
  • Dysmetrias, Cerebellar
  • Hemiataxia, Cerebellar
  • Hemiataxias, Cerebellar
  • Hypermetrias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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DENTATE CEREBELLAR ATAXIA see MYOCLONIC CEREBELLAR DYSSYNERGIA is also available; ATAXIAS, HEREDITARY see SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION is also available

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1968

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  • Ataxia (1966-1967)
  • Cerebellar Diseases (1966-1967)

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  1. C10w.228w.140w.252.190w
  2. C10w.597.350w.090w.500w
  3. C23.888w.592.350w.090w.200w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cerebellar Ataxia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002524. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002524
  2. Cerebellar Ataxia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebellar_ataxia
  3. Cerebellar Ataxia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154709