Difficulty balancing or an inability to do so can be caused by any number of factors. Head injuries, migraines, alcohol use, ear infections and medications can all affect your musculoskeletal system ...

What is causing this 55-year-old woman to have distorted speech and balance problems when walking, and why have her symptoms worsened progressively since they came on 14 years ago? Those are the ...

A new study by the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland investigated the origin of ataxia in the brain of patients with stroke. A significant number of the stroke lesions in ...

Monthly infusions of an investigational product that encapsulates dexamethasone sodium phosphate into autologous erythrocytes (EryDex) appeared safe but did not significantly improve neurological ...

Patients with neurodegenerative ataxia that are treated with cerebello-spinal transcranial direct current simulation (tDCS) have significant improvements in gait, upper limb coordination, quality of ...

A new study published on Dec. 14, 2022 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the identification of a previously unknown genetic cause of a late-onset cerebellar ataxia, a discovery that will ...

Neurological disorders are the number one cause of disability in the world, leading to seven million deaths each year. Yet few treatments exist for these diseases, which progressively diminish a ...

A new study published on Dec. 14, 2022 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the identification of a previously unknown genetic cause of a late-onset cerebellar ataxia, a discovery that will ...

Ataxia is the loss of muscle control in your arms and legs. Ataxia may cause you to lose your balance and walk with an unsteady gait. You may feel dizzy, clumsy, or unable to coordinate and control ...

The beloved 'Science Guy' says many of his family members suffer from a rare neurological disorder that their ancestors had in colonial times Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work ...