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BACKGROUND:The aim of this research was to determine the prevalence and etiology of acquired ataxia in Al-Kharga district, New Valley, Egypt. METHODS:A population-based study of acquired ataxia was conducted in a defined geographical region with a total population of 62,583. A door-to-door survey was used to identify cases of acquired cerebellar ataxia. Patients with acquired cerebellar ataxia at any age and of both genders were included. Cases of known inherited cerebellar ataxia, acquired neurological disorders with ataxia as a minor feature, or pure acquired sensory ataxia, were excluded. RESULTS:We identified 17 cases of acquired ataxia, of which eight were vascular, six were an ataxic cerebral palsy subtype, and three involved postencephalitic ataxia. The crude prevalence rate for acquired ataxia was 27.16/100,000 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 14.3-40.1). The mean age of the patients at interview was 31.8 (range 4-72) years, with a male to female ratio of 2.1:1. The most frequent presenting complaint was disturbance of gait (90.7%). The majority (92%) were ambulatory, but only 9.3% were independently self-caring. CONCLUSION:This population-based study provides an insight into acquired cerebellar ataxia within a defined region, and may inform decisions about the rational use of health care resources for patients with acquired cerebellar ataxia. The most common causes of acquired cerebellar ataxia in this region were cerebrovascular injury and cerebral palsy.
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Neuropsychiatr Dis Treatjournal_title
Neuropsychiatric disease and treatmentauthors
Farghaly WM,El-Tallawy HN,Shehata GA,Rageh TA,Hakeem NA,Abo-Elfetoh NMdoi
10.2147/NDT.S14497subject
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2011-01-01 00:00:00pages
183-7eissn
1176-6328issn
1178-2021journal_volume
7pub_type
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