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ataxiaLoss of muscular coordination due to neurological damage or disease. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Infections that primarily result in cerebellar dysfunction are rare, with the most common being acute cerebellar ataxia of childhood that has been attributed to various viruses including echo, Coxsackie groups A and B, Epstein-Barr, and herpes simplex. She has served as principal investigator (PI) on grants totaling more than $1 million and is currently the PI on a 4-year $650,000 award, "Mechanisms and Rehabilitation of Cerebellar Ataxia," from NIH's National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ( Several years ago, DiMauro, a neurologist at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, had noticed that muscle tissue from a patient with familial cerebellar ataxia had a deficiency in a compound called |
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