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ataxia Definition

atax·ia (ə taksē ə)

noun

total or partial inability to coordinate voluntary bodily movements, as in walking

Etymology: Gr, disorder < ataktos, disorderly < a-, not + taktos < tassein, arrange: see tactics

ataxia Related Forms
atax·ic adjective, noun
ataxia Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • characterize: In humans they are characterized by ataxia, dementia and behavioral changes.

Converse of object

  • call: The mice also showed symptoms of defective muscular coordination called ataxia, which has been linked to oxidative stress.
  • include: Dogs cats and rabbits suffered from effects including ataxia, hypotension and seizures.
  • have: Leslie Burke has cerebellar ataxia, a degenerative disease.
  • produce: Cerebellum - occupies most of the posterior cranial fossa; damage produces ataxia, slurring of speech.
  • develop: Nine patients developed ataxia early in the course of the disease.
  • inherit: Her research project is focused on the molecular basis of inherited ataxia in people living in the North East of England.

Adjective modifier

  • spinocerebellar: A representative mouse model for the spinocerebellar ataxia has previously been generated under an approved project license.
  • cerebellar: Leslie Burke has cerebellar ataxia, a degenerative disease.
  • episodic: Nature Neuroscience, April 2003 Mouse mimics movement disorder Scientists have produced the first mouse with episodic ataxia.
  • progressive: There has been a rapid deterioration with progressive ataxia, confusion and agitation.
  • hereditary: The hereditary ataxias are degenerative disorders that progress over a number of years.
  • autosomal: To manage autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia ( ARCA ) patients in specialist clinics and collect blood samples and clinical data.

Modifies a noun

  • telangiectasia: The quandary has come with research into a rare disorder, ataxia telangiectasia.
  • type: References: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 in Scotland: genetic and clinical features in 7 unrelated cases and a review of the literature.

Noun used with modifier

  • limb: This case had fore and hind limb ataxia but normal cranial nerve function.
  • gait: The first neurological symptom was generally ataxia, 26 including cerebellar, limb or gait ataxia.
ataxia Quotes

Y si evitas la s|¤filis, siguiendo la sabia profilaxia, al llegar los cuarenta ira¤  s sintiendo un principio de ataxia. And if you manage to avoid syphilis by following a wise course of prophylaxis, when you turn forty you will feel the beginnings of ataxia.

—Sillitoe, Alan

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