Ataxia Sentence Examples

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  • Its most effective use, however, is as a nerve tonic in paralysis agitans, locomotor ataxia, impotence and nervous exhaustion.

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  • In humans they are characterized by ataxia, dementia and behavioral changes.

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  • The mice also showed symptoms of defective muscular coordination called ataxia, which has been linked to oxidative stress.

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  • Dogs cats and rabbits suffered from effects including ataxia, hypotension and seizures.

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  • Leslie Burke has cerebellar ataxia, a degenerative disease.

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  • Cerebellum - occupies most of the posterior cranial fossa; damage produces ataxia, slurring of speech.

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  • Nine patients developed ataxia early in the course of the disease.

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  • Her research project is focused on the molecular basis of inherited ataxia in people living in the North East of England.

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  • A representative mouse model for the spinocerebellar ataxia has previously been generated under an approved project license.

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  • Nature Neuroscience, April 2003 Mouse mimics movement disorder Scientists have produced the first mouse with episodic ataxia.

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  • There has been a rapid deterioration with progressive ataxia, confusion and agitation.

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  • To manage autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia (ARCA) patients in specialist clinics and collect blood samples and clinical data.

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  • This case had fore and hind limb ataxia but normal cranial nerve function.

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  • The title, AtaXia, comes from Greek and indicates a medical condition interfering with muscular coordination.

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  • The first presenting symptom is generally ataxia, a medical term used to describe an unsteady gait.

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  • The potential for iron overload to cause hypertrophy is demonstrated in Friedrich's ataxia.

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  • Overdose has resulted in symptoms including nystagmus, ataxia, impaired consciousness and coma.

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  • Another problem to watch for is a condition called ataxia; this is the inability to properly coordinate voluntary muscle movements.

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  • With the exception of one Collie that displayed temporary ataxia (trouble walking) after an administered dose, no other problems were detected.

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  • Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is an inherited, progressive nervous system disorder causing loss of balance and coordination, speech problems, and heart disease.

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  • Friedreich's ataxia is the most common inherited ataxia, affecting one in 50,000 people in the United States.

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  • Ataxia in the arms follows, usually within several years, leading to decreased hand-eye coordination.

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  • Direct DNA testing is available, allowing FA to be more easily distinguished from other types of ataxia.

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  • A child with Friedreich's ataxia is entitled to an Individual Education Plan (IEP) through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

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  • Neurologic abnormalities resulting in poor coordination and an unsteady gait (ataxia).

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  • The decreased coordination of movements (ataxia) associated with A-T first becomes apparent when a child begins to walk, typically between 12 and 18 months of age.

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  • They become apparent after the onset of the ataxia, often between two and eight years of age.

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  • Establishing a diagnosis for ataxia telangiectasia is most difficult in very young children, primarily because the full-blown syndrome is not yet apparent.

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  • As of 2004, there is no cure for ataxia telangiectasia, thus specific therapy is not available, and treatment is largely supportive.

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  • Any family touched by ataxia telangiectasia is forever affected.

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  • A-T support groups have been organized by all major A-T organizations, such as the Ataxia Telangiectasia Children's Project, the National Ataxia Foundation (NAF), and the Ataxia Telangiectasia Medical Research Foundation.

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  • A lack of balance and coordination with unsteady movements (ataxia) may also be present.

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  • An example is ataxia, characterized by a lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements.

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  • When a child has primarily motor delays, conditions such as cerebral palsy, ataxia, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy (withering) and myopathy may be present.

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  • The most common ataxia is Friedreich's ataxia; in the United States, it affects one in 50,000 people, both male and female.

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  • Cerebellar disorders cause inability to control the force, fine positioning, and speed of movements (ataxia).

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  • Ataxia is particularly visible when the patient is walking.

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  • Diagnosis of gluten ataxia offers hope of an effective, drug-free therapy for patients who formerly had no recourse for treatment.

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  • The first neurological symptom was generally ataxia, 26 including cerebellar, limb or gait ataxia.

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  • Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T), also called Louis-Bar syndrome or cerebello-oculocutaneous telangiectasia, is a rare, inherited disease that attacks the neurological and immune systems of children.

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  • Ataxia means poor coordination, and the telangiectasia are tiny, red spider blood vessels which develop in A-T patients, especially on the whites of the eyes and on the surface of the ears.

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  • Variations that cause disease are called mutations and A-T results from a defective gene, the ATM gene (for ataxia telangiectasia, mutated), first identified in 1995.

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  • Spasticity, muscle weakness, coordination, ataxia, and scoliosis are all significant impairments that affect the posture and mobility of children and adults with CP.

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  • According to The University of Chicago's Jack Miller Center for Peripheral Neuropathy, celiac disease has also been shown to cause ataxia, a condition marked by jerky uncoordinated muscle movements.

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