The NFL and NFL Players Association added a new set of criteria a player must meet to return to play under its new concussion protocol, barring any player exhibiting signs of ataxia from re-entering a ...

Difficulty balancing or an inability to do so can be caused by any number of factors. Head injuries, migraines, alcohol use, ear infections and medications can all affect your musculoskeletal system ...

A specialist nurse to support patients with the neurological condition ataxia has started work in the South West. It is a rare disorder that mainly affects balance and co-ordination.

Friedreich’s ataxia is a hereditary disorder that leads to progressive and irreversible damage to the nervous system. The condition can eventually cause cardiac problems and diabetes. Friedreich’s ...

Ataxia is a degenerative neurological disease that affects movement. It happens in the part of the brain called the cerebellum, which controls voluntary movement of muscles. It also impacts the brain ...

William Alden Lee speaks slowly and deliberately, using the one thing over which he still has some control: his speech. His legs and his hands are disobedient these days. “I know there are people ...

(L-R): Pelham musician and family man John Parnell is an ataxia sufferer (Tamika Moore/tmoore@al.com); Dr. Harrison Walker, a neurologist at The University of Alabama at Birmingham, diagnosed Parnell ...