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
Sensory ataxia implies incoordination due to a deficit in perceiving
where ones limbs/trunk/etc are positioned in space (opposed to a
primary cerebellar ataxia in which sensation is normal)
The causes and treatment depend on whether the sensation deficit is due
to the peripheral and/or central nervous sytem (sometimes psychological)
This would need to be assessed by a neurologist and diagnostic evaluation
pending their suspicion)
