what does ataxia mean
Ataxia means without coordination. People who are diagnosed with ataxia lose muscle control in their arms and legs, which may lead to a lack of balance, coordination, and possibly a disturbance in gait.Ataxia may affect the fingers, hands, arms, legs, body, speech, and even eye movements.hile the term ataxia usually describes symptoms, it also describes a group of specific degenerative diseases of the central nervous system called the hereditary and sporadic ataxias. The remainder of this article discusses these disorders.