Investigating ataxia in childhood

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

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: Jan 3, 2020
• 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