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Cerebellar ataxia sufferer Cathy Barnwell's re-housing plea  -  Mar 22, 2008
Mirror.co.uk,Cathy, 55, has injured herself in 100 falls over four years after being struck by the rare illness cerebellar ataxia. Now she has asked her council in

Cardinal Keith O’Brien attacks 'monstrous' human embryo Bill  -  Mar 21, 2008
Times Online,I have Cerebellar Ataxia an all the praying in the world has not yet found a cure for this disability. The medical research required using human embyos is

Moisturizer may keep eczema sufferers from itching  -  Mar 17, 2008
Jackson Clarion Ledger,Q: I have spinal cerebellar ataxia and fibromyalgia. Tart cherry concentrate is the greatest thing for easing my discomfort. I don't even take pain pills

Acute and Chronic Lyme Disease: Controversies for Neuropsychiatry  -  Feb 27, 2008
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)34 Patients with focal symptoms (eg, cerebellar ataxia, sensory-motor deficits) had more widespread lesions in the white matter and a relapsing/remitting

Polyglutamine Genes Interact To Modulate The Severity And ...  -  Feb 11, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Six forms of spinal cerebellar ataxia (SCA1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 17) are caused by dominant mutations in the respective genes. Patients suffering from these

The year that was  -  29 Dec 2007
HeraldNet,She suffers from non-degenerative cerebellar ataxia, a neurological disorder -- more common in cats than in dogs -- that interferes with communication

Forever coach  -  Dec 16, 2007
phillyBurbs.com,He suffers from cerebellar ataxia, a dysfunction of the nervous system that causes tremors in his left arm and occasional dizziness.

cyclist eager to compete in beijing  -  Nov 20, 2007
Blacktown Sun,...jayme said growing up with cerebellar ataxia was difficult. "i got teased a lot. at school we'd play hide and seek and everyone would run off leaving me.

raising awareness  -  Nov 7, 2007
Morris Daily Herald,...at 25, robin viland of seneca was afflicted with sporadic cerebellar ataxia. some 20 years later, she is still working to increase public awareness of ‘this

clinical and laboratory features of ataxia telangiectasia  -  Nov 1, 2007
AAP Grand Rounds (subscription),...ataxia-telangiectasia (at) is a multisystem disorder characterized by progressive neurologic impairment, cerebellar ataxia, variable immunodeficiency,

How to do a neurological examination in five minutes or less  -  Oct 2, 2007
Pulse,...‘Intention tremor’ is a confusing and misleading term, which used correctly implies cerebellar ataxia of the arm, not a tremor. ‘La belle indifference’ was

Weekly Calendar  -  Oct 1, 2007
Johns Hopkins Gazette,EB Thurs., Oct. 4, 1 pm "Potential Therapeutic Approaches in Episodic Cerebellar Ataxia," a Neuroscience research seminar with Kamran Khodakhah,

Therapy may help end falls  -  Jul 16, 2007
Denver Post,You've likely seen a common example of cerebellar ataxia - when people overindulge in alcohol. The result is slurred speech, unsteady walking and poor

Personal Disability Not a Challenge in Martial Arts  -  Jul 30, 2007
KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG,Isaac was born with Cerebellar Ataxia, disorder of the nervous system which affects balance and coordination, but according to his mom, Joann,

Myriad Genetics Launches New Molecular Diagnostic Test  -  Jul 26, 2007
CNNMoney.comNeurologic abnormalities include cerebellar ataxia (uncoordinated muscle movement) and changes in cognitive ability. Elimination of 5-FU from the treatment

Bad Sushi: One in Four New Yorkers Have Elevated Mercury Levels  -  Jul 23, 2007
Village Voice,Japan, may result in developmental deficits that include mental retardation, cerebellar ataxia, limb deformities, altered physical growth,

Hawaii hosts martial arts event for disabled  -  Jul 30, 2007
Honolulu Advertiser,Lau suffers from a rare nervous disorder known as cerebellar ataxia, which affects his balance and coordination. But the disability didn't stop the

Medical Edge -- Coping with incoordination  -  Jun 29, 2007
Post-Bulletin,You've likely seen a common example of cerebellar ataxia -- when people overindulge in alcohol. The result is slurred speech, unsteady walking and poor

Man pleads guilty to double murder  -  Jun 14, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,Mrs Hale suffered from cerebellar ataxia, a rare degenerative brain disorder which caused her difficulties in walking. Mrs Merritt was her care worker who

Knife killer to die in prison  -  Jun 14, 2007
The Sun,The mum of five had degenerative brain disorder cerebellar ataxia and could only walk with crutches. When carer Sarah Merritt, 39, visited a week later,

Rapist given life for double murder  -  Jun 14, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,Mrs Hale suffered from cerebellar ataxia, a rare degenerative brain disorder which caused her difficulties in walking and speaking.

Man killed fiancee and her carer  -  Jun 14, 2007
BBC News,Ms Hale suffered from cerebellar ataxia, a rare degenerative brain disorder which caused her difficulties in walking and led to her using walking sticks and

Research for Alternative Treatments in Holguin, Cuba  -  Jun 17, 2007
Ahora Cuba,Early outcomes of the assessment of the clinical tests with new medications on people suffering from spino-cerebellar Ataxia type 2 (SCA2, in Spanish) prove

Brain-penetrating ARVs not always necessary for control of HIV in ...  -  Jul 3, 2007
Aidsmap,...aseptic meningitis, cerebellar ataxia (muscle coordination problems), spinal cord problems (myelopathy and Cauda Equina Syndrome), optic neuritis,

Marina Poplavaskaya has all the signs of being a huge star  -  Jun 14, 2007
This is London,Tiley met Mrs Hale, who suffered from cerebellar ataxia - a rare degenerative brain disorder which caused her difficulties in walking - at an amusement

The judge's statement to convicted double murderer David Tiley  -  Jun 14, 2007
Basingstoke Gazette,As we have heard, she was disabled with cerebellar ataxia, making her vulnerable and needing care. "You applied to the Department of Work and Pensions to

Man jailed for murder of fiancée and carer  -  Jun 14, 2007
4RFV,Mrs Hale suffered from cerebellar ataxia, a rare degenerative brain disorder, which made it difficult for her to walk. The court heard how Tiley lived in

Soul purpose  -  Jun 10, 2007
Pune Newsline,Sharad Narayan Phadnis an in-house patient for the past six years suffers from Cerebellar Ataxia from the age of 40; he has a problem in controlling balance

Enterovirus 71: Emerging Central Nervous System Pathogen?!  -  Jun 1, 2007
AAP Grand Rounds (subscription),...meningoencephalomyelitis, poliomyelitis-like paralysis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, transverse myelitis, cerebellar ataxia, opsoclonusmyoclonus syndrome,

How the law turns desperate people into criminals  -  May 7, 2007
Independent,In 2004 Mr Justice Hedley lifted a travel ban on a woman, known only as Mrs Z, who suffered from cerebellar ataxia, a degenerative brain disease,

Neurodevelopment & the Environment: Are Vaccines to Blame for ...  -  28 Apr 2007
American Chronicle,Paresthesia, cerebellar ataxia, dysarthria, constriction of the visual fields, and loss of hearing are among the first symptoms of mercury toxicity often

Reduced Penetrance in a Brazilian Family With Spinocerebellar ...  -  Apr 9, 2007
Archives of NeurologyPatients A 28-year-old female Brazilian patient who presented with early-onset cerebellar ataxia and epilepsy, and her 9 asymptomatic relatives.

Senior-Loken Syndrome  -  Feb 26, 2007
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Extrarenal manifestations of the disease include retinitis pigmentosa, cerebellar ataxia, liver fibrosis, thoracic dystrophy, anemia, and growth restriction

With Multiple Sclerosis, 'Permanent Arrest' May be Temporary  -  Feb 16, 2007
MedPage Today,...controlling for age at onset, sex, onset symptoms (optic neuritis, sensory, motor, and cerebellar/ataxia/brainstem), and EDSS score at 10 years.

New form of Ataxia discovered in Beauce  -  Dec 11, 2006
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),..."The identification of additional mutations in SYNE1 in other families with recessive and pure cerebellar ataxia of different ancestries would confirm that

New form of Ataxia discovered in Beauce  -  Dec 11, 2006
Canada NewsWire (press release),..."The identification of additional mutations in SYNE1 in other families with recessive and pure cerebellar ataxia of different ancestries would confirm that ...

students now have chickenpox  -  Nov 16, 2006
commercialappeal.com (subscription),...says. Those complications may include secondary bacterial infections of skin lesions, pneumonia, cerebellar ataxia and encephalitis.

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