print email comment close National Ataxia Foundation URL: http://www.ataxia.org/ Description: This group supports research and education relating to ataxia, "a symptom of incoordination [an inability to coordinate muscular movements] which can be associated with infections, injuries, other diseases, or degenerative changes in the central nervous system." The site provides a list of support groups, discussion boards, information on legislation relating to ataxia, and links to clinical trials and related material. Free publications about ataxia may also be ordered. Publisher: National Ataxia Foundation Extra Keywords dominant ataxia Spinocerebellar SCA recessive ataxia Friedreich's ataxia sporadic ataxia Library of Congress Subject Headings: Ataxia Movement disorders LII Database Information: Record 3730 created by Laura Salisbury on 07/21/2004 Last modification on 08/11/2004 Published: 07/21/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3730