@article {Petleyedpract-2018-315893, author = {Emily Petley and Manish Prasad and Shalini Ojha and William P Whitehouse}, title = {Investigating ataxia in childhood}, elocation-id = {edpract-2018-315893}, year = {2019}, doi = {10.1136/archdischild-2018-315893}, publisher = {Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health}, abstract = {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.}, issn = {1743-0585}, URL = {https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2019/12/13/archdischild-2018-315893}, eprint = {https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2019/12/13/archdischild-2018-315893.full.pdf}, journal = {Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice} }