Clinical assessment of the sensory ataxias; diagnostic algorithm with illustrative cases
| Autor: | D Gow, Anoop Varma, Suresh Kumar Chhetri, S Shaunak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities Cerebellum Ataxia Sensory system Sensory ataxia medicine Humans Diagnostic Errors Aged Spinocerebellar Degenerations Vestibular system Aged 80 and over Cerebellar ataxia business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Spinal cord medicine.anatomical_structure Spinal Cord Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Algorithm Algorithms |
| Zdroj: | Practical neurology. 14(4) |
| ISSN: | 1474-7766 |
| Popis: | Ataxia is a common neurological syndrome resulting from cerebellar, vestibular or sensory disorders. The recognition and characterisation of sensory ataxia remains a challenge. Cerebellar ataxia is the more common and easier to identify; sensory ataxia is often mistaken for cerebellar ataxia, leading to diagnostic errors and delays. A coherent aetiological work-up is only possible if clinicians initially recognise sensory ataxia. We discuss ways to separate sensory from cerebellar ataxia, the causes of sensory ataxia and the clinico-neurophysiological syndromes causing the sensory ataxia syndromes. We summarise a logical tiered approach as a diagnostic algorithm. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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