... in parallel with proprioceptive ataxia and gait imbalance. Manet always remained discreet about his private life, and we mainly know that his future wife was his family piano teacher, with whom he had a liaison at the age of 17 years. Later, the great but platonic passion of his life was the painter Berthe...

... Abstract Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is the most common hereditary ataxia. It is a progressive autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder associated with an increased risk of impaired glucose tolerance and overt diabetes mellitus. FRDA is caused by a genetic mutation inserting a GAA (guanine...

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.... Cerebellar Disorders Hereditary Ataxias. Aside from the common finding of ataxia, an array of abnormal ocular motor and neurological signs are evident in many of these disorders, but only some of them are accompanied by nystagmus. Historical eponyms for the different disorders have largely given way...

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.... In this paper the main clinical features of motor deficit are described together with other motor-related events such as ataxia and movement disturbances. During the first evaluation of conscious patients with a suspicion of stroke, the initial steps should include an assessment of motor performance...

.... The microbiological activity, therapeutic use, toxicities, and genetics predisposing a person to aminoglycoside ototoxicity are presented. The clinical importance of recognizing ataxia, disequilibrium, and oscillopsia as presenting symptoms for vestibulotoxicity rather than hearing loss or vertigo is stressed...

.... The more common causes of dizziness and imbalance in old age are sensory deficits, such as bilateral vestibular hypofunction, polyneuropathy, and impaired visual acuity; benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; and central disorders such as cerebellar ataxia and normal-pressure hydrocephalus. Further relevant...