Disease or Syndrome
spinocerebellar ataxia
Subclass of:
Spinocerebellar Degeneration;
Cerebellar Ataxia
Definitions related to ataxia, spinocerebellar:
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(spinocerebellar ataxia) An inherited disorder characterized by degeneration of the spinal cord and the cerebellum. Symptoms may appear at any age and include progressive loss of coordination of gait, hands, speech, and eye movements.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(spinocerebellar ataxias) A group of predominately late-onset, cerebellar ataxias which have been divided into multiple subtypes based on clinical features and genetic mapping. Progressive ataxia is a central feature of these conditions, and in certain subtypes POLYNEUROPATHY; DYSARTHRIA; visual loss; and other disorders may develop. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1997, Ch65, pp 12-17; J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 1998 Jun;57(6):531-43)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(spinocerebellar atrophy) Atrophy affecting the cerebellum and the spinocerebellar tracts of the spinal cord.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a term referring to a group of hereditary ataxias that are characterized by degenerative changes in the part of the brain related to the movement control (cerebellum), and sometimes in the spinal cord. There are many different types of SCA, and they are classified according to the mutated (altered) gene...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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