A team has conducted a trial on the efficacy and safety of L-arginine in treating spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6).

Bill Nye, one of the nation's most popular scientists is headed to Capitol Hill to bring awareness to the rare neurological disease Ataxia. The dedicated scientist is teaming up with the National ...

A team led by Specially Appointed Associate Professor Tomohiko Ishihara and Professor Osamu Onodera at Niigata University, ...

Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting the cerebellum, a part of the brain responsible for ...

a broad spectrum of hyperkinetic and other movement disorders, including tremors, dystonia, tics, Tourette syndrome, Huntington disease and other choreas, myoclonus, restless legs syndrome, tardive ...

Cerebellar ataxia can occur as a result of many diseases and may present with symptoms of an inability to coordinate balance, gait, extremity and eye movements. Lesions to the cerebellum can cause ...

In addition to exposure to general movement disorders clinics, fellows will also gain experience in subspecialty clinics (Huntington’s disease, botulinum toxin injections, ataxia, DBS programming, ...

Poor balance and coordination are prominent features of Friedreich’s ataxia (FRDA). Czech researchers found that neuropsychiatric symptoms are also common among patients with FRDA.

These symptoms are caused by damage to the cerebellum, the part of the brain that is responsible for coordinating movement. Ataxia treatment involves a combination of medication to treat symptoms ...