Wie macht sich eine Ataxie bemerkbar?
Typische Symptome einer Ataxie sind ein unsicherer und schwankender Gang, Gleichgewichtsstörungen (im Stand und Gang) und unkontrollierte Bewegungen. Die Auswirkungen der Störung sind abhängig von der Form und dem Schweregrad der Ataxie.
Was ist eine sensible Ataxie?
Ataxien können deswegen auch auftreten, wenn die über das Rückenmark ankommenden sensiblen Informationen aus den peripheren sensiblen Nerven, Gelenken und Muskeln fehlen. Dadurch fehlt die für gezielte motorische Bewegungen erforderliche Feinsteuerung, es kommt zur sogenannten sensiblen Ataxie.
How does ataxia affect the body?
People with ataxia lose muscle control in their arms and legs. This may lead to a lack of balance, coordination, and trouble walking. Ataxia may affect the fingers, hands, arms, legs, body, speech, and even eye movements. The symptom of ataxia can be caused by many things including:
How does Friedreich’s ataxia affect the body?
Friedreich’s ataxia: In addition to worsening movement problems, people with Friedreich’s ataxia experience stiff muscles and gradually lose strength and feeling in their arms and legs. People with this type of ataxia often also have a heart condition that weakens the heart muscle ( hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ).
What is the most common type of ataxia?
Friedreich’s ataxia is the most common type of genetic ataxia. It typically develops between ages 5 and 15. Multiple system atrophy (MSA): MSA is a form of parkinsonism that affects movement and the part of your nervous system that controls involuntary body functions (autonomic nervous system).
What is ataxia and can it be cured?
This condition happens when the part of the brain called the cerebellum is damaged. There is no cure for ataxia, but the symptoms can be treated. What is ataxia? Ataxia is the term for a group of neurological diseases (diseases related to the nervous system) that affect movement and coordination.