Overview
Cerebellar ataxia is a complex motor disturbance, which, can occur as a result of many diseases and presents with symptoms of an inability to coordinate balance, gait, extremity and eye movements. Lesions to the cerebellum can cause dyssynergia, dysmetria, dysdiadochokinesia, dysarthria and ataxia of stance and gait. Deficits are observed with movements on the same side of the body as the lesion (ipsilaterally). Clinicians often use visual observation of people performing motor tasks in order to look for signs of ataxia. For a more detailed description of cerebellar ataxia refer to the cerebellar section of the article on ataxia.
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