A condition characterized by an impaired ability to coordinate voluntary movements. Ataxia may result from damage to the cerebellum, cerebellar pathways, or the spinal cord due to various underlying disorders, conditions, or other factors. These may include infection, head injury, stroke, brain tumors, neurodegenerative disorders, alcohol or drug intoxication, or certain hereditary diseases (e.g., Friedreich's ataxia, ataxia-telangiectasia). Associated symptoms may vary, depending upon the site of damage within the central nervous system. However, the condition is often characterized by in coordination, postural imbalance, and a lurching, unsteady manner of walking (gait). Additional findings may include slurred speech (dysarthria); rapid, involuntary, rhythmic eye movements (nystagmus); and/or other abnormalities.
Poorly coordinated movements and unsteadiness. It results from a failure of the brain to regulate and co-ordinate posture and muscle movements.
General term used to describe the combined influence of cerebellar dysfunction (especially dysmetria and decomposition of movement) on gait, posture, and patterns of movement.
Impaired ability to coordinate movement.
inco-ordination due to damage to the cerebellum and/or the major sensory pathways conveying joint position sense
Unsteadiness of gait (moving on foot).
shaky and unsteady movements that result from the brain's failure to regulate the body's posture and the strength and direction of movements.
Defective muscular coordination especially when voluntary muscular movements are attempted.
Partial or complete loss of coordination of voluntary muscular movement.
loss of the ability to coordinate muscle movements
The term used by doctors to describe unsteadiness or poor coordination.
An inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements; a common side effect of anti-seizure medications which can cause weakness and/or loss of control of the hind legs.
Unsteadiness of gait resulting from defective control of muscles.
Poor coordination of movement and is frequently used to describe a wide-based, uncoordinated, unsteady gait. Poor coordination of the limbs and speech are often present. Ataxia may result from dysfunction of the cerebellum and its associated systems, lesions in the spinal cord, peripheral sensory loss, or any combination of these three conditions.
Unsteady gait and irregularity of control of voluntary movements; 'drunken sailor' gait.
Inability to co-ordinate voluntary movements
Partial or complete loss of coordination of voluntary muscular movements. The term is used somewhat metaphorically to refer to psychic disorders in which the loss of coordination is between emotions and thoughts.
Inability to coordinate the muscles in voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of any of several disorders of the nervous system.
loss of muscular coordination of gait or movement.
disorders of the locomotive coordination (everyone who has been drunk knows this feeling)
inability to balance (wobbliness) when trying to walk
a loss of muscle control.
Difficulty with balance & coordination , inability to coordinate movement
Jerky unsteadiness of the limbs and body due to disease in a particular part of the brain
Un-coordination; Inability to coordinate the muscles in voluntary movement.
loss of coordinated movement caused by disease of nervous system.
An uncoordinated manner of walking.
Shaky movements and unsteady walking that result from the brainâ€(tm)s inability to coordinate the bodyâ€(tm)s posture and movements. It is most often due to disorders of the cerebellum or the posterior columns of the spinal cord and may involve the limbs, head, or trunk.
loss of power over movement.
coordination disorder impairing the degree or direction of voluntary movements and resulting in a reduced ability to mantain body balance.
the loss of muscle control.
ataxic gait aura a symptom of classic migraine headache in which the patient sees flashing lights or zigzag lines, or may temporarily lose vision BAM abbreviation and short term for Basilar Artery Migraine.
Ataxia is a disorder where a person has difficulty with muscle coordination, which is caused by injury to the cerebellum.
Problems with coordination or proper use of muscles
A disorder in which muscles fail to move in a coordinated fashion.
Inability to coordinate muscular movement. May be associated with cerebral palsy.
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 walk, talk, eat, and to perform other self care tasks.
A type of CP where the individual has floppy, weak or jerky muscle tone.
loss of control over voluntary movements
Ddisturbance of gait or muscular coordination, especially that manifests when voluntary muscular movements are attempted.
Loss of ability to coordinate or control muscle movements.
difficulty in or loss of coordination of muscle movements.
A loss of muscular coordination, abnormal clumsiness.
Greek a = negative, and taxis = order, hence inability to co-ordinate the voluntary muscles.
the loss of coordination that an animal or human suffers due to neurological damage, a symptom of many wasting diseases of the brain and nerves.
a condition in which the muscles fail to function in a coordinated manner.
Loss of the control of muscle function, leading to a staggering walk and difficulty performing delicate tasks with the hands
Defective muscular coordination, esp. that manifested when voluntary muscular movements are attempted.
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 be part of a drug-induced movement disorder.
Abnormal movements due to loss of coordination of muscles.
un co-ordinated muscular movements
Jerky, uncoordinated movements.
Failure or irregularity of muscle coordination.
Inability to balance, that may affect walking, talking, hand use and speech.
A condition in which damage to one or more parts of the brain results in an inability to coordinate muscles in the execution of a voluntary movement.
An inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement, so that smooth movements occur. Most often due to disorders of the cerebellum or the posterior columns of the spinal cord; may involve the limbs, head, or trunk.
a disturbance of muscular coordination due to cerebellar damage and characterized by impaired balance, tremors, and difficulties judging distances and strengths of movements
Inability to coordinate muscle control resulting in irregularity of movements.
Wobbliness. Ataxia is incoordination 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 a consequence of disease in the brain, specifically in the cerebellum which lies beneath the back part of the cerebrum. close window Axon A long projection from a neuron that transmit signals to other neurons. close window
Loss of muscular coordination resulting in jerky, uncontrolled movement.
Abnormalities in the execution of voluntary movements. Muscle incoordination, especially affecting gait.
Uncoordination that is caused by temporary or permanent neurological impairment. A side-effect of some AEDs that can diminish with time.
The inability to coordinate muscle movement.
Some difficulties with co-ordination, which can interfere with a person's ability to talk, walk, eat and perform other self-care tasks.
a neurologic condition in which coordination of movement is impaired
Incoordination or staggering of gait (gait ataxia), or impaired ability to maintain posture of the trunk, especially when sitting (truncal ataxia). The causes of ataxia include posterior column diseases, cerebellar diseases, severe peripheral neuropathy, and motor wasting diseases.
Incoordination of voluntary movement. It is a sign of damage to pathways connecting the cerebellum with the spinal cord and brainstem, or damage to parts of the cerebellum itself.
Failure of muscular coordination
Muscular incoordination affecting voluntary muscular movements.
A failure to coordinate muscular activities normally.
Loss of coordination by an animal with neurolgical damage.
Inability to properly coordinate movement. This usually refers to walking and movement of the arms.
Inability (total or partial) to coordinate voluntary body movements. This is often first noticeable as a unstable walking gait.
Impaired coordination, especially in gait.
1. A loss of normal muscular coordination. 2. This is a condition in which a person is not able to coordinate his or her muscle movements; as a result, he or she cannot walk or move properly. find all NHC pages containing: ataxia
Failed muscular coordination, irregular muscular action.
Gr. 'without order'. Describes the uncoordinated movements associated with posterior column ( Ch. 12) or cerebellar ( Ch. 22) disease.
A condition wherein the individual experiences extreme difficulties in controlling fine and gross motor movements and balance. Resulting from damage to the cerebellum.
Loss of motor coordination.
Loss of muscle coordination.
Ataxia (from Greek ataxiÄ, meaning failure to put in order) is unsteady and clumsy motion of the limbs or torso due to a failure of the gross coordination of muscle movements. Patients with ataxia are diagnosed and treated by neurologists.