Look up: ataxia

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   Ataxia
   Ataxia is a lack of co-ordination in the muscles. It is a symptom of damage to part of the central nervous system. Locomotor ataxia involves a lack of balance, or equilibrium. Patients must stand on a broad base, eyes open, or they will sway or even fall. The swaying increases if they shut their eyes. Ataxia has many causes, locomotor ataxia may be due to syphilis for example. Many diseases that damage the central nervous system may cause ataxia, including tumours of the cerebrum or cerebellum, ...
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   Ataxia
   Loss of coordination by an animal with neurolgical damage.
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   Ataxia
   Failure of muscular co-ordination through irregularity of muscular action.
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   ataxia
   [n] - inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements
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   Ataxia
   An inability to coordinate skeletal muscular activity, leading to unsteadiness and defects of balance.
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   ataxia
   Unsteady or irregular manner of walking or movement caused by loss or failure of muscular co-ordination.
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   Ataxia
   Loss of balance
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   Ataxia
   Inability to co-ordinate movement i.e. Clumsiness
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   Ataxia
   Lack of muscular coordination; lack of precision; unsteadiness
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    Ataxia
    inco-ordination due to damage to the cerebellum and/or the major sensory pathways conveying joint position sense
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    Ataxia
    Loss of co-ordination.
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    Ataxia
    Ataxia: Wobbliness. Incoordination and unsteadiness due to the brain's failure to regulate the body's posture and regulate the strength and direction of limb movements. Ataxia is usually a consequence of disease in the brain, specifically in the cerebellum which lies beneath the back part of the cerebrum.
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    ataxia
    an inability to co-ordinate muscular movements Category: Medicine • unsteady or irregular gait resulting from incoordination of the muscles,which can be caused by a variety of lesions throughout the nervous system Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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    ataxia
    <neurology> Failure of muscular coordination, irregularity of muscular action. ... Origin: Gr. Taxis = order ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
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    ataxia
    ataxy noun inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
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    Ataxia
    `Ataxia` From Greek `α-` (used as a negative prefix) + `-Ã?„άξιÃ?‚` (order), meaning `lack of order`. It is a neurological sign and symptom consisting of gross incoordination of muscle movements. Ataxia is an aspecific clinical manifestation implying dysfunction of parts of the nervous system that coordinate movement, such as the cerebellum. Several possible causes exist for these patterns of neurological dysfunction. The `International Ataxia ...
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    ataxia
    (ә-tak´se-ә) failure of muscular coordination; irregularity of muscular action. adj., atac´tic, atax´ic., adj.
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    Ataxia
    • (n.) Alt. of Ataxy
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    ataxia
    inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements. In common usage, the term describes an unsteady gait.[3 related articles]
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    ataxia
    (Gr. from a negative + taxis order) failure of muscular coordination; irregularity of muscular action.
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    ataxia
    ataxia, atactic, atactiform 1. Absence or lack of order; lack of coordination. 2. The inability of someone to coordinate muscle activity during a voluntary movement; irregularity of muscular action. 3. Unsteadiness, incoordination or disorganization of movements in the absence of paralysis. In sensor ataxia, the disorder is secondary to impairment of any position and joint...
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    ataxia
    An inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movement; most often due to disorders of the cerebellum or the posterior columns of the spinal cord; may involve the limbs, head, or trunk. Syn: incoordination, ataxy [G. a-prov. + taxis, order]
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    ataxia
    ataxia (utăk'sēu) , lack of coordination of the voluntary muscles resulting in irregular movements of the body. Ataxia can be brought on by an injury, infection, or degenerative disease of the central nervous system, e.g., syphilis, encephalitis, brain tumor, or multiple sclerosis. T...
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