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Ataxia, an inability to move (from ατάξις, ataxiā, lat. ataxia) - a set of symptoms defining the movement coordination of the body. It is one of the manifestations of many diseases of the central nervous system. Its essence consists in the abnormal interaction of the muscles of the agonists and antagonists in their synchronization and regulation of muscle tone. Ataxia may be accompanied by abnormalities of the gait (wandering on a broader basis), awkward movements of the upper extremities, especially when trying to perform certain activities and disorders of rapid alternating movements (adiadochokinesia).
Ataxia can be a result of:
Ataxia can be caused by congenital diseases (eg Friedreich's ataxia, Rett syndrome, cerebellar ataxia), viral infections (eg rubella, other etiology), acquired focal lesions in the central nervous system and spinal cord degenerative diseases (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS), multiple sclerosis (MSA), atrophy of the testis, nucleus, pale knob lupus erythematosus (DRPLA) or toxic substances such as alcohol or psychoactive substances, drugs (eg fluvoxamine), heavy metals.
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