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Acute cerebellar ataxia


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Alternative Names

Cerebellar ataxia; Ataxia - acute cerebellar; Cerebellitis


Treatment

Ataxia may go away without treatment after a few weeks to months. However, physical therapy may be helpful in improving coordination.


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Expectations (prognosis)

Full recovery usually occurs without treatment within a few months.


Complications

Movement or behavioral disorders may (rarely) persist.


Calling your health care provider

Call your health care provider if any symptoms of ataxia appear.



Review Date: 03/26/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).




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