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Descriptor English: Ataxia
Descriptor Spanish: Ataxia
Descriptor ataxia
Entry term(s) ataxia motora
ataxia sensitiva
deficiencia de la coordinación
descoordinación
disinergia
trastorno de la coordinación
Scope note: Trastorno en la capacidad para realizar movimientos coordinados voluntarios finos. Esta afección puede afectar a las extremidades, tronco, ojos, faringe, laringe y otras estructuras. La ataxia puede producirse por dificultades sensitivas o de la función motora. La ataxia sensitiva puede ser resultado de lesiones de los cordones posteriores o de ENFERMEDADES DE LOS NERVIOS PERIFÉRICOS. La ataxia motora puede estar asociada a ENFERMEDADES CEREBELOSAS, enfermedades de la CORTEZA CEREBRAL, ENFERMEDADES TALÁMICAS, ENFERMEDADES DE LOS GANGLIOS BASALES, lesiones del NÚCLEO ROJO y otras afecciones.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ataxia
Descriptor French: Ataxie
Entry term(s): Ataxie appendiculaire
Ataxie cinétique
Ataxie d'un membre
Ataxie dynamique
Ataxie motrice
Ataxie sensitive
Ataxie tronculaire
Dyssynergie
Incoordination
Perte de la coordination
Tremblement de Holmes
Tremblement rubral
Trouble de la coordination
Tree number(s): C10.597.350.090
C23.888.592.350.090
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001259
Scope note: Impairment of the ability to perform smoothly coordinated voluntary movements. This condition may affect the limbs, trunk, eyes, pharynx, larynx, and other structures. Ataxia may result from impaired sensory or motor function. Sensory ataxia may result from posterior column injury or PERIPHERAL NERVE DISEASES. Motor ataxia may be associated with CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX diseases; THALAMIC DISEASES; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; injury to the RED NUCLEUS; and other conditions.
Annotation: note specifics; coord other ataxias with organ/diseases term; enzootic = SWAYBACK; familial: consider also SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATIONS
Allowable Qualifiers: BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CI induit chimiquement
CL classification
CN congénital
CO complications
DG imagerie diagnostique
DH diétothérapie
DI diagnostic
DT traitement médicamenteux
EC économie
EH ethnologie
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
EP épidémiologie
ET étiologie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PA anatomopathologie
PC prévention et contrôle
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
RT radiothérapie
SU chirurgie
TH thérapie
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie
DeCS ID: 1267
Unique ID: D001259
NLM Classification: WL 390
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2002/11/14
Ataxie - Preferred
Concept UI M0001897
Preferred term Ataxie
Entry term(s) Dyssynergie
Trouble de la coordination
Ataxie motrice - Narrower
Concept UI M0337045
Preferred term Ataxie motrice
Entry term(s) Ataxie cinétique
Ataxie dynamique
Tremblement rubral - Narrower
Concept UI M0337050
Preferred term Tremblement rubral
Entry term(s) Tremblement de Holmes
Ataxie tronculaire - Narrower
Concept UI M0337047
Preferred term Ataxie tronculaire
Incoordination - Narrower
Concept UI M0337048
Preferred term Incoordination
Entry term(s) Perte de la coordination
Ataxie appendiculaire - Narrower
Concept UI M0337044
Preferred term Ataxie appendiculaire
Entry term(s) Ataxie d'un membre
Ataxie sensitive - Narrower
Concept UI M0337046
Preferred term Ataxie sensitive



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