ATAXIA

Course overview

ATAXIA IS A NEUROLOGICAL SIGN THAT MANIFESTS IN A LACK OF COORDINATION IN THE MOVEMENT OF DIFFERENT MUSCLES IN THE BODY. IT IS A CLINICAL FINDING AND NOT A DISEASE, WHICH MAINLY PRESENTS ABNORMALITIES IN GAIT, CHANGES IN SPEECH SUCH AS SCANNING SPEECH, AND ABNORMAL EYE MOVEMENTS SUCH AS NYSTAGMUS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES AND OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ATAXIA, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM, IN MANAGING AND PROVIDING FOR PATIENTS WITH ATAXIA.