Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Prevalence of ataxia in children

Prevalence of ataxia in children. Kristin E. Musselman, Cristina T. Stoyanov, Rhul Marasigan, Mary E. Jenkins, Jürgen Konczak, Susanne M. Morton, and Amy J. Bastian; Neurology January 7, 2014 vol. 82 no. 1 80-89, doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000438224.25600.6c

The prevalence of childhood ataxias in Europe was estimated to be ∼26/100,000 children and likely reflects a minimum prevalence worldwide. The findings show that ataxia is a common childhood motor disorder with a higher prevalence than previously assumed.

Càpsules de Ciència. Joaquim Ros