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Ataxia — For other uses, see Ataxia (disambiguation). Ataxia (from Greek α [used as a negative prefix] + τάξις [order], meaning lack of order ) is a neurological sign and symptom that consists of gross lack of coordination of muscle movements. Ataxia is a … Wikipedia
Friedreich's ataxia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 4980 ICD10 = ICD10|G|11|1|g|10 ICD9 = ICD9|334.0 ICDO = OMIM = 229300 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 139 MeshID = D005621 Friedreich s ataxia is an inherited disease… … Wikipedia
Spinocerebellar ataxia type-6 — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 12339 ICD10 = ICD10|G|11|2|g|10 ICD9 = ICD9|334.9 ICDO = OMIM = 183086 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 556 Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6) is a rare, late onset,… … Wikipedia
Dysmetria — (Greek: difficult to measure ) refers to a lack of coordination of movement typified by the undershoot and/or overshoot of intended position with the hand, arm, leg, or eye. It is sometimes described as an inability to judge distance or… … Wikipedia
Romberg's test — is a neurological test that is used to assess the dorsal columns of the spinal cord,cite journal |author=Khasnis A, Gokula R |title=Romberg s test |journal=Journal of postgraduate medicine |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=169–72 |year=2003… … Wikipedia
Motor program — A motor program is an abstract representation of movement that centrally organizes and controls the many degrees of freedom involved in performing an action (Schmidt and Lee, 2005 p. 182). Signals transmitted through efferent and afferent… … Wikipedia
Ataxie — En médecine, l ataxie (du grec ataxiā, signifiant « désordre ») est une pathologie neuromusculaire qui consiste en un manque de coordination fine des mouvements volontaires. Elle n est pas liée à une déficience physique des muscles mais … Wikipédia en Français
Hemispatial neglect — Classification and external resources Hemispatial neglect is most frequently associated with a lesion of the right parietal lobe (in yellow, at top) ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Wobbler disease — is a condition of the cervical vertebrae that causes an unsteady (wobbly) gait and weakness in dogs and horses. The term wobbler disease refers to a number of different conditions of the cervical (neck) spinal column that all cause similar… … Wikipedia
Placing reflexes — There are two frequently used placing reflexes. They are tests which allow clinicians to assess the proprioceptive abilities of small domestic animals (cats and dogs in particular). The first test is to lift an animal and bring the… … Wikipedia
