Ataxia
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Etiology
- Intoxication, eg, alcohol, phenytoin
- Cerebellar infarct, mass, or hemorrhage
- Cerebellar degeneration, eg, alcoholism
- Parkinsonism
- Vascular (multi-infarct) dementia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Wernicke’s encephalopathy
- Hydrocephalus
- Metabolic: hyponatremia, hypothyroidism, vitamin B12 deficiency
- Paraneoplastic syndrome, eg, breast, ovarian
- PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) in AIDS
- Lyme disease
- Neurosyphilis
- Inherited ataxia, eg, Friedreich’s
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Etiology
- Intoxication, eg, alcohol, phenytoin
- Cerebellar infarct, mass, or hemorrhage
- Cerebellar degeneration, eg, alcoholism
- Parkinsonism
- Vascular (multi-infarct) dementia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Wernicke’s encephalopathy
- Hydrocephalus
- Metabolic: hyponatremia, hypothyroidism, vitamin B12 deficiency
- Paraneoplastic syndrome, eg, breast, ovarian
- PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) in AIDS
- Lyme disease
- Neurosyphilis
- Inherited ataxia, eg, Friedreich’s
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