RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Investigating ataxia in childhood
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP edpract-2018-315893
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315893
A1 Emily Petley
A1 Manish Prasad
A1 Shalini Ojha
A1 William P Whitehouse
YR 2019
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2019/12/13/archdischild-2018-315893.abstract
AB 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.