Diseases

Gait Ataxia

Impairment of the ability to coordinate the movements required for normal ambulation (WALKING) which may result from impairments of motor function or sensory feedback. This condition may be associated with BRAIN DISEASES (including CEREBELLAR DISEASES and BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES); SPINAL CORD DISEASES; or PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES.

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Abstract

Impairment of the ability to coordinate the movements required for normal ambulation (WALKING) which may result from impairments of motor function or sensory feedback. This condition may be associated with BRAIN DISEASES (including CEREBELLAR DISEASES and BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES); SPINAL CORD DISEASES; or PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES.

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  • Ataxia of Gait
  • Ataxia, Gait
  • Ataxias, Gait
  • Gait Ataxias
  • Cerebellar Gait
  • Cerebellar Gait Ataxia
  • Gait Ataxia, Sensory
  • Ataxia, Cerebellar Gait
  • Ataxia, Sensory Gait
  • Ataxias, Cerebellar Gait
  • Ataxias, Sensory Gait
  • Cerebellar Gait Ataxias
  • Cerebellar Gaits
  • Gait Ataxia, Cerebellar
  • Gait Ataxias, Cerebellar
  • Gait Ataxias, Sensory
  • Gait, Cerebellar
  • Gaits, Cerebellar
  • Sensory Gait Ataxia
  • Sensory Gait Ataxias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Ataxia (1966-1999)
  • Gait (1966-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gait Ataxia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020234. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020234
  2. Gait Ataxia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68149481