Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
Cerebellar ataxia; Ataxia - acute cerebellar; Cerebellitis
Treatment
Ataxia may go away without treatment after a few weeks to months. However, physical therapy may be helpful in improving coordination.
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Full recovery usually occurs without treatment within a few months.
Complications
Movement or behavioral disorders may (rarely) persist.
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if any symptoms of ataxia appear.
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Review Date: 03/26/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of
Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology,
Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD,
MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
