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.