It may also be a paraneoplastic syndrome ... In addition, jerky movements in the limbs can be a symptom of ataxia, which is a much more common symptom caused by dysfunction in the cerebellum.

left upper limb ataxia, and a left extensor plantar response. The patient developed aspiration pneumonia and a tracheostomy was performed for airway protection, and percutaneous gastrostomy feeds were ...

Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is a rare neurological inflammatory disease of paraneoplastic, parainfectious or idiopathic origin. It is manifested by the occurrence of opsoclonus, myoclonus, ...

Future Neurology. 2012;7(6):679-700. Isolated CN palsies are rare signs of MS. [143] Lesions within the brainstem may cause injury to the CN III, CN IV or CN VI nuclei or fascicles resulting in ...

sheffield.ac.uk Background: Gluten ataxia is an immune mediated disease, part of the spectrum of gluten sensitivity, and accounts for up to 40% of cases of idiopathic sporadic ataxia. No systematic ...

Cerebellar ataxia is a rare neurodegenerative disease that has a major impact on movement and can also affect mental health and cognition. There is currently no cure for most types of ataxia and ...

Friedreich ataxia, an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease, is the most common of the inherited ataxias. The recent discovery of the gene that is mutated in this condition,FRDA, has led to ...

For meta-analysis, 315 patients assessed based on the Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) were included. Overall, physiotherapy significantly reduced SARA scores (MD = −1.41, [95% CI: ...