slr99 at CC.USU.EDU wrote:
>Hello, My wife, age 23, has been diagnosed as probably having
>Sensory Ataxia. I would like to find out more about this, is this a
>symptom or the name of a disease. In layman's terms her symptoms
>include; loss of coordination, loss of balance, walking is very hard
>especially down stairs, and she teeters back and forth when she
>stands still. She will fall over if she closes her eyes or is in the
>dark w/ nothing to hold onto. Could a Vitamin deficiency be related
>to this? (B-12). Are there any known causes/treatment. I would
>appreciate any internet sites with further info and any terms that
>might help me in my subject searches. Thank you
A quick-and-dirty search in Medline 1992-5 yielded 21 refs., all suggesting
that sensory ataxia is a symptom rather than a disease, one linking it to
Vitamin E deficiency, but without suggesting cause or effect.
References included a review of sensory neuropathies, published in:
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, November 11 1994, pp 553-67,
authors Mitsumoto and Wilson.
This should provide a good starting point. Hope this helps.
Hilary
hbates at amgen.com
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