Infantile ataxia symptoms?

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Ataxia is caused by many reasons. Vestibular system injury, cerebellar injury and brain injury may lead to ataxia. Ataxia can be divided into sensory ataxia, vestibular ataxia, cerebellar ataxia and cerebral ataxia. The main symptom of ataxia is gait instability, Because the individual's constitution is different, so the symptoms are not the same, the common symptoms are capitalization, decreased muscle tension. Posterior circulation ischemia and other symptoms. Now let's talk about the symptoms of infantile ataxia.

Infantile ataxia symptoms?

First, the first symptom of ataxia is progressive gait ataxia, which is characterized by bumpy walking, left-right shaking and easy falling; Ataxia of both upper limbs occurred within 2 years, which showed clumsy movements and intentional tremor; At this early stage, the knee tendon reflex and ankle reflex disappeared, and cerebellar dysarthria or explosive language appeared.

Second: extensor plantar reflexes, weakness and atrophy of medial foot muscle, leading to arcuate foot with claw toes, are common signs in the first 5 years. Progressive severe kyphosis can lead to functional disability and chronic restrictive lung disease, can lead to congestive heart failure, is the main cause of death. Other abnormalities included optic atrophy, nystagmus, paresthesia, tremor, hearing loss, vertigo, spasm, lower limb pain and diabetes.

Third: the treatment of ataxia must be combined with physical therapy, appropriate physical exercise and physical function exercise. Usually in the diet must supplement vitamins, especially vitamin B group, treatment can also use citicoline intramuscular injection, oral lecithin to treat.

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Patients usually in the diet must avoid eating stimulating food, can eat some pig brain soup, usually must avoid eating too greasy food, stimulating food.