Ataxia - Symptoms, Causes, and Doctors

About- Ataxia is a rare, progressive, neurological disease which affects a person’s ability to walk, talk, and use fine motor skills.

Symptoms-

Poor coordination

Difficulty walking

Slurred speech

A difficulty with fine motor tasks including eating, writing etc.

Eye movement abnormalities

Difficulty swallowing

Gait abnormalities

Tremors

Heart problems

Causes-
Ataxia occurs due to damage, degeneration or loss of nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls muscle coordination which is called cerebellum. The most common causes are

Head trauma

Stroke

Cerebral palsy

Autoimmune diseases

Infections

Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Tumour

Toxic reaction

Vitamin E, vitamin B-12 or thiamine deficiency

Lack of oxygen to the brain

Long-term, excessive alcoholism

Specialists to Visit

Neurologist

Psychiatrist

Clinical Psychologist

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References-
https://www.healthline.com
https://en.wikipedia.org
https://www.mayoclinic.org
https://ataxia.org
https://www.nhs.uk
https://www.webmd.com