Difficulty balancing or an inability to do so can be caused by any number of factors. Head injuries, migraines, alcohol use, ear infections and medications can all affect your musculoskeletal system ...

Patients with neurodegenerative ataxia that are treated with cerebello-spinal transcranial direct current simulation (tDCS) have significant improvements in gait, upper limb coordination, quality of ...

A Trendelenburg gait is characterized by a certain walking style. It causes you to appear like you're swaying from side to side when you're walking. It may look as though you're missing steps or ...

A 47-year-old man presented to the emergency department at the University of New Mexico with 4 days of diplopia and bilateral retro-orbital pain. He had been feeling well until 2 weeks earlier when he ...

Abnormal gait or a walking abnormality is when a person is unable to walk in a typical way. This may be due to injuries, underlying conditions, or issues with the legs and feet. Walking may seems to ...

What Is Friedreich’s Ataxia? Friedreich’s ataxia is an inherited disease that affects the nervous system, especially the spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and part of the brain called the cerebellum, as ...

A 23 year-old man presented with slowly progressive gait and limb ataxia, slurred speech and nystagmus over 10 years. Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA): (Left) T2-weighted axial MRI; (Middle) T1-weighted ...

Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the FXN gene and characterized by cardiomyopathy, gait ataxia and sensory loss, with cardiac complications the main ...

Columbia University Medical Center-led research reports that home high-intensity aerobic training improved ataxia symptoms, fatigue, and aerobic fitness more than dose-matched home balance training in ...