The proband (case 1) was a 74-year-old man with hypertension. His parents were reported not to be consanguineous. His mother and father died at age 42 and 80, respectively, and they were free of ...

While autoimmune cerebellar ataxia (a loss of muscle coordination) can lead to severe disability with some patients becoming wheelchair-bound, there are factors that may help to predict better ...

Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Folkhälsan Research Center, Finland, have identified the genetic cause of early-onset progressive cerebellar degeneration the Finnish Hound dog breed.

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- While autoimmune cerebellar ataxia (a loss of muscle control coordination) can lead to severe disability with some patients becoming wheelchair-bound, there are factors that may ...

Clinical exome sequencing (CES) in patients with adult and sporadic-onset presentations of chronic progressive cerebellar ataxia is a high-yield test and should be considered in the routine genetic ...

Cerebellar ataxia is a disorder in which there's a progressive loss of coordination and difficulties arise with balance and gait. Alma Chopra is a motivation who aims to inspire others like her who ...

Patient 1, a 49-year-old man with titubation, dizziness, and loss of balance from the age of 34 years, had deteriorating speech and handwriting. Cerebellar signs included moderate gait ataxia, ...

The autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxias are a group of little known and often neglected diseases that are best understood by following a practical, multidisciplinary approach that focuses on ...

Alcoholic cerebellar degeneration may slowly evolve or have relatively sudden onset, as in this case. Movement disorders associated with alcoholic cerebellar degeneration include cerebellar ataxia, ...