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Investigating ataxia in childhood

Petley, Emily; Prasad, Manish; Ojha, Shalini; Whitehouse, William P.

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Authors

Emily Petley

Manish Prasad

SHALINI OJHA Shalini.Ojha@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Neonatal Medicine

William P. Whitehouse



Abstract

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Ataxia is a common presentation to an acute paediatric unit and it can often be difficult to determine the cause. It is important to distinguish between serious causes, for example, brain tumours and encephalitis, and more benign causes in order to guide investigations and treatment. In this review, we describe the different types of ataxia, the causes associated with them, the examination findings and what investigations to perform in order to make a diagnosis.

Citation

Petley, E., Prasad, M., Ojha, S., & Whitehouse, W. P. (2019). Investigating ataxia in childhood. Archives of Disease in Childhood.education and Practice Edition, https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-315893

Journal Article Type Review
Acceptance Date Sep 18, 2019
Online Publication Date Oct 23, 2019
Publication Date Oct 23, 2019
Deposit Date Jan 3, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition
Print ISSN 1743-0585
Electronic ISSN 1743-0593
Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-315893
Keywords Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3019459
Publisher URL https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2019/12/13/archdischild-2018-315893

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