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Symptoms may include: | Symptoms may include <ref name="pmid27495205">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ashizawa T, Xia G |title=Ataxia |journal=Continuum (Minneap Minn) |volume=22 |issue=4 Movement Disorders |pages=1208–26 |date=August 2016 |pmid=27495205 |pmc=5567218 |doi=10.1212/CON.0000000000000362 |url=}}</ref>: | ||
*Poor coordination | *Poor coordination | ||
*Inability to stand without swaying | *Inability to stand without swaying |
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Symptoms
Symptoms may include [1]:
- Poor coordination
- Inability to stand without swaying
- An uneven gait that may look like the person is drunk
- Involuntary back-and-forth eye movements (nystagmus)
- Unusual speech patterns such as:
- Monotonous tone
- Either rushing words or placing large gaps between syllables
- Impaired motions
- Tremors in the limbs, particularly towards the end of movements
- Difficulty with fine motor tasks, such as eating, writing or buttoning a shirt
- Difficulty swallowing
A patient with ataxia may also experience other neurological symptoms such as dementia, seizures, or a wide array of other disorders.