ReviewCurrent treatment options in neurology2019
The Comprehensive Management of Cerebellar Ataxia in Adults.
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- Deep Brain Stimulation for Cerebellar Ataxia: A Systematic Review on Indications, Targets and Outcomes.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Contrastive Learning Model for Wearable-Based Ataxia Assessment.IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering · 2026Article
- The organizational dimension in rare and complex diseases care management: an application of RarERN PathBMC health services research · 2025Article
- Measurement Properties of the Friedreich Ataxia Rating Scale in Patients with Spinocerebellar Ataxia.Neurology and therapy · 2025Article
- Dietary and lifestyle interventions for the management of hereditary ataxias.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- The Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Treating Spinocerebellar Ataxia: Advances and Future Directions.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Psychometric Validation of the Modified Functional Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (f-SARA) in Patients With Spinocerebellar Ataxia.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2024Article
- Integrating Ataxia Evaluation into Tumor-Induced Hearing Loss Model to Comprehensively Study NF2-Related Schwannomatosis.Cancers · 2024Article
- In Search of Molecular Markers for Cerebellar Neurons.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Palliative Care in Movement Disorders: an Evolving Field.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2021Review
- Update on the Treatment of Ataxia: Medication and Emerging Therapies.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2020Review
- Pediatric post-operative cerebellar mutism syndrome, cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome, and posterior fossa syndrome: historical review and proposed resolution to guide future study.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2020Review
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- The Rise of Cerebellar Ataxia in South Korea: 2002-2016.Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2020Article
- Changes in standing stability with balance-based torso-weighting with cerebellar ataxia: A pilot study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewIn this review, we present the multidisciplinary approach to the management of the many neurological, medical, social, and emotional issues facing patients with cerebellar ataxia. RECENT
findingsOur holistic approach to treatment, developed over the past 25 years in the Massachusetts General Hospital Ataxia Unit, is centered on the compassionate care of the patient and their family, empowering them through engagement, and including the families as partners in the healing process. We present the management of ataxia in adults, beginning with establishing an accurate diagnosis, followed by treatment of the multiple symptoms seen in cerebellar disorders, with a view to maximizing quality of life and effectively living with the consequences of ataxia. We discuss the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to the management of ataxia, including medical and non-medical management and the evidence base that supports these interventions. We address the pharmacological treatment of ataxia, tremor, and other associated movement disorders; ophthalmological symptoms; bowel, bladder, and sexual symptoms; orthostatic hypotension; psychiatric and cognitive symptoms; neuromodulation, including deep brain stimulation; rehabilitation including physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech and language pathology and, as necessary, involving urology, psychiatry, and pain medicine. We discuss the role of palliative care in late-stage disease. The management of adults with ataxia is complex and a team-based approach is essential.
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