Meaning ataxia
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Poor coordination and unsteadiness due to the brain's failure to regulate the body's posture and regulate the strength and direction of limb movements. Ataxia is usually due to disease in the cerebellum of the brain, which lies beneath the back part of the cerebrum.
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See: Ataxia.
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Loss of muscle coordination.
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Unsteady or irregular manner of walking or movement caused by loss or failure of muscular co-ordination.
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A medical condition in which an animal is unable to control the movements of their muscles; may result in collapse or stumbling.
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failure of muscle coordination; unable to coordinate muscle movement resulting in jerkiness and incoordination.
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also Englished as ataxy, "irregularity of bodily functions," 1610s, "confusion, disorder," medical Latin, from Greek ataxia, from a-, privative prefix, + taxis "arrangement, o [..]
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Loss of balance.
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incoordination of movement usually due to disease of cerebellar or sensory pathways
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Loss of balance or muscle coordination
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A loss of muscular coordination, abnormal clumsiness.
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n. impaired ability or inability to perform coordinated movements, for example, walking, writing, or reaching for an object. This may be due to the failure of the central nervous system to coordinate [..]
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lack of coordination (pop)
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When the brain is unable to regulate the body's posture and direction of movement, it causes shaky and unsteady movements. This sometimes happens temporarily when you take medication, but can als [..]
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Failure of muscle coordination.
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An impairment in the direction, extent, and rate of muscular movement; often caused by cerebellar pathology.
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Loss or failure of muscular coordination.
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Loss of balance.
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 - A loss of muscular coordination, abnormal clumsiness.
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(n) inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
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A problem of muscle coordination not due to apraxia, weakness, rigidity, spasticity or sensory loss. Caused by lesion of the cerebellum or basal ganglia. Can interfere with a person's ability to [..]
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Being unable to control movement; symptoms include shaking and an unsteady walk.
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Shaky movements, wobbliness, unsteady walk and clumsiness usually caused by damage to the cerebellum, a part of the brain which controls movement
Source: memory.ucsf.edu

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A problem of muscle coordination not due to apraxia, weakness, rigidity, spasticity or sensory loss. Incoordination of movement. May be due to brain disease in cerebellum or sensory pathways and can b [..]
Source: neurolaw.com

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Loss or failure of muscular coordination.
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Loss of muscle coordination.
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Ataxia describes the inability to coordinate voluntary movements. This may be seen as unsteadiness or a staggering gait.
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Ataxia is incoordination caused by dysfunction to sensory nerve inputs, motor nerve outputs or the processing of them. It is not the result of muscular weakness. Ataxia is most often applied to unstea [..]
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a lack of coordination or unsteadiness usually related to a disturbance in the cerebellum, a part of the brain that regulates coordination and equilibrium.
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Impairment of the ability to perform smoothly coordinated voluntary Movements. This condition may Affect the limbs, trunk, eyes, Pharynx, Larynx, and other structures. Ataxia may result from impaired [..]
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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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 [..]
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A condition marked by progressive Cerebellar Ataxia combined with Myoclonus usually presenting in the third decade of Life or later. Additional clinical features may include generalized and focal Seiz [..]
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Congenital locomotor Ataxia of lambs, thought to be associated with Copper deficiency. It is characterized clinically by progressive incoordination of the hind limbs and pathologically by disruption o [..]
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A highly contagious DNA Virus Infection of the cat Family, characterized by Fever, Enteritis and Bone Marrow changes. It is also called feline Ataxia, feline Agranulocytosis, feline infectious Enterit [..]
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An autosomal recessive Disease, usually of childhood onset, characterized pathologically by deGeneration of the Spinocerebellar Tracts, posterior columns, and to a lesser extent the corticospinal trac [..]
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Impairment of the ability to coordinate the Movements required for normal ambulation (Walking) which may result from impairments of motor function or Sensory Feedback. This condition may be associated [..]
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An inherited metabolic disorder caused by deficient enzyme activity in the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex, resulting in deficiency of Acetyl CoA and reduced synthesis of Acetylcholine. Two clinical Fo [..]
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A group of inherited and sporadic disorders which share progressive Ataxia in combination with Atrophy of the Cerebellum; Pons; and inferior olivary nuclei. Additional clinical features may include Mu [..]
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A group of dominantly inherited, predominately late-onset, Cerebellar Ataxias which have been divided into multiple subtypes based on clinical features and genetic mapping. Progressive Ataxia is a cen [..]
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Impaired coordination of voluntary muscle movements. Ataxia may be an adverse effect of drugs used to treat either HIV or opportunistic infections or may be caused by neurological conditions associated with HIV.
Source: aidsinfo.nih.gov (offline)

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Impairment of the ability to perform smoothly coordinated voluntary movements. This condition may affect the limbs, trunk, eyes, pharynx, larynx, and other structures. Ataxia may result from impaired [..]
Source: medicaldictionaryweb.com

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loss of balance.
Source: ohsu.edu

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Abnormal, uncoordinated movements. This may affect the ability to walk, speak clearly, swallow or control hand/arm movements. It can be caused by a range of diseases that affect the brain and spinal c [..]
Source: lymediseaseaction.org.uk

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The loss of muscular coordination, abnormal clumsiness.
Source: weillcornellbrainandspine.org

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Ataxia is the shaky and unsteady movements that result from the brain's failure to regulate the body's posture and the strength and direction of movements. Ataxia is most often caused by dis [..]
Source: groups.molbiosci.northwestern.edu

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Lack of muscular coordination
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A mobility-impairment condition marked by loss of balance and decreased coordination
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Un-coordination; Inability to coordinate the muscles in voluntary movement.
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A blocked ability to coordinate movements. A staggering walk and poor balance may be caused by damage to the spinal cord or brain. This can be the result of birth trauma, inborn disorder, infection, tumour, poison, or head injury.
Source: pacificmedicallaw.ca (offline)

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Inability to coordinate walking movements.
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