Ataxia
Ataxia is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that includes gait abnormality. Ataxia is a non-specific clinical manifestation implying dysfunction of the parts of the nervous system that coordinate movement, such as the cerebellum. Ataxia can be limited to one side of the body, which is referred to as hemiataxia. Several possible causes exist for these patterns of neurological dysfunction. Dystaxia is a mild degree of ataxia. Friedreich’s ataxia has gait abnormality as the most commonly presented symptom. The word is from Greek α- [a negative prefix] + -τάξις [order] = “lack of order”.
Dystaxia (noun)
ataxia
Ataxia (noun)
Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
Ataxia (noun)
The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random
Ataxia (noun)
the loss of full control of bodily movements.