Diagnosaurus
Ataxia
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Etiology
- Intoxication, eg, alcohol, phenytoin
- Cerebellar infarct, mass, or hemorrhage
- Cerebellar degeneration, eg, alcoholism
- Parkinsonism
- Vascular (multi-infarct) dementia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Wernicke’s encephalopathy
- Hydrocephalus
- Metabolic: hyponatremia, hypothyroidism, vitamin B12 deficiency
- Paraneoplastic syndrome, eg, breast, ovarian
- PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) in AIDS
- Lyme disease
- Neurosyphilis
- Inherited ataxia, eg, Friedreich’s
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Etiology
- Intoxication, eg, alcohol, phenytoin
- Cerebellar infarct, mass, or hemorrhage
- Cerebellar degeneration, eg, alcoholism
- Parkinsonism
- Vascular (multi-infarct) dementia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Wernicke’s encephalopathy
- Hydrocephalus
- Metabolic: hyponatremia, hypothyroidism, vitamin B12 deficiency
- Paraneoplastic syndrome, eg, breast, ovarian
- PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) in AIDS
- Lyme disease
- Neurosyphilis
- Inherited ataxia, eg, Friedreich’s
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Zeiger, Roni F.. "Ataxia." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. 5-Minute Clinical Consult, www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114859/all/Ataxia.
Zeiger RFR. Ataxia. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114859/all/Ataxia. Accessed April 1, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Ataxia. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114859/all/Ataxia
Zeiger RFR. Ataxia [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2023 April 01]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114859/all/Ataxia.
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