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ataxia

[uh-tak-see-uh] / əˈtæk si ə /








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Cerebellar ataxia can result from stroke, head injury, brain tumors, or certain neurodegenerative diseases, and it may also cause memory problems.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

Nathan, 47, has Friedrich's ataxia, a condition which affects his co-ordination, balance and speech.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024

His research now focuses on addressing language difficulties in autistic people and in people with ataxia, Parkinson’s disease or neurodegenerative disorders.

From Scientific American • Oct. 12, 2023

It makes Skyclarys, an FDA-approved treatment for the neurologic disorder Friedreich’s ataxia.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2023

The pain of a gastric neurosis may, indeed, so simulate the gastric crises of locomotor ataxia as to make what is only a case of hysteria seem beyond doubt one of locomotor ataxic.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)




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