Diagnosaurus
Ataxia
Etiology
- Intoxication, eg, alcohol, phenytoin
- Cerebellar infarct, mass, or hemorrhage
- Cerebellar degeneration, eg, alcoholism
- Parkinsonism
- Vascular (multi-infarct) dementia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Wernicke’s encephalopathy
- Hydrocephalus
- Metabolic: hyponatremia, hypothyroidism, vitamin B12 deficiency
- Paraneoplastic syndrome, eg, breast, ovarian
- PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) in AIDS
- Lyme disease
- Neurosyphilis
- Inherited ataxia, eg, Friedreich’s
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Ataxia." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114859/all/Ataxia.
Zeiger RFR. Ataxia. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114859/all/Ataxia. Accessed April 19, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Ataxia. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114859/all/Ataxia
Zeiger RFR. Ataxia [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 April 19]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114859/all/Ataxia.
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