Ataxia is a degenerative disease of the nervous system. Many symptoms of Ataxia can mimic those of being drunk - slurred speech, stumbling, falling, and incoordination. All are related to degeneration of the part of the brain, called the cerebellum, that is responsible for coordinating movement. Ataxia is a disease that affects people of all ages. Age of symptom-onset can vary widely, from childhood to late adulthood. Complications from the disease are serious, oftentimes debilitating, and can be life-shortening. Ataxia is an umbrella term used to classify a group of diseases that include: Ataxia Telangiectasia, Episodic Ataxia, Friedreich’s Ataxia, Multiple System Atrophy, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Sporadic Ataxia.
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Related Conferences:
World Congress on Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, July 23-24, 2019 at Berlin, Germany | 5th Global Experts Meeting on Parkinson’s, Huntington’s & Movement Disorders, May 08-09, 2019, at Tokyo, Japan | 5th World Parkinson Congress, June 4-7,2019, at Kyoto, Japan | 5th International Conference on Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders, October 19-20, 2018, at New York, USA | Movement Disorders in Children and Young Adults, November 22-23, 2018, at Groningen, Netherlands
Related Association and Societies:
American Academy of Neurology; Movement Disorders Society; The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society; Canadian Movement Disorders Group; UK Parkinson’s Action Network; European Neurological Society; European Parkinson’s Disease Association; Danish Movement Disorder Society; Italian Society for the study of Parkinson Disease; Extrapyramidal Diseases and Dementia; Movement Disorder Society of Australia; Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Society of India; Australian Parkinson’s Disease Society; Movement Disorder Society of Japan