Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Areas of the brain in those with stroke were analyzed for lesion activity and functional connectivity. In 54% of ...

In 18 percent of patients (n=35/197), stroke caused limb ataxia. To the surprise of the researchers, less than half (46%) of these patients’ stroke lesions intersected the cerebellum or cerebellar ...

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 ...

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 21 year-old woman presented with slowly progressive gait and limb ataxia, scanning speech and nystagmus since early childhood. Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA): Axial CT scans. Note the severe atrophy ...

Clinical exome sequencing (CES) in patients with adult and sporadic-onset presentations of chronic progressive cerebellar ataxia is a high-yield test and should be considered in the routine genetic ...

The proband (case 1) was a 74-year-old man with hypertension. His parents were reported not to be consanguineous. His mother and father died at age 42 and 80, respectively, and they were free of ...

A new research study confirms the connection between high incidence of spinal cord issues in cheetahs and lions kept as exotic pets in the United Arab Emirates with dietary deficiencies. The study ...

New findings show, for the first time, the link between the brain’s cerebellum and proprioception, or the body’s ability to sense movement and joint and limb position. A new study uncovers a ...

A 23 year-old man presented with slowly progressive gait and limb ataxia, slurred speech and nystagmus over 10 years. Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA): (Left) T2-weighted axial MRI; (Middle) T1-weighted ...