"Cerebellar Ataxia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Incoordination of voluntary movements that occur as a manifestation of CEREBELLAR DISEASES. Characteristic features include a tendency for limb movements to overshoot or undershoot a target (dysmetria), a tremor that occurs during attempted movements (intention TREMOR), impaired force and rhythm of diadochokinesis (rapidly alternating movements), and GAIT ATAXIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p90)
| Descriptor ID |
D002524
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.252.190 C10.597.350.090.500 C23.888.592.350.090.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Cerebellar Ataxia- Cerebellar Ataxia
- Cerebellar Incoordination
- Cerebellar Incoordinations
- Incoordination, Cerebellar
- Incoordinations, Cerebellar
- Ataxia, Cerebellar
- Ataxias, Cerebellar
- Cerebellar Ataxias
Cerebellar Hemiataxia- Cerebellar Hemiataxia
- Cerebellar Hemiataxias
- Hemiataxia, Cerebellar
- Hemiataxias, Cerebellar
Cerebellar Dysmetria- Cerebellar Dysmetria
- Cerebellar Dysmetrias
- Dysmetria, Cerebellar
- Dysmetrias, Cerebellar
- Dysmetria
- Dysmetrias
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Familial syndrome of deafness, myoclonus, and cerebellar ataxia. Neurology. 1984 Jan; 34(1):78-9.