TThe Cerebellum3/13/2026

Exploring the Potential of Scales to Assess Different Types of Ataxia: Meta-review

Ataxia is a coordination disorder that encompasses more than 300 neurological diseases and more than 200 types of hereditary ataxia. Depending on the pathology with which it is associated, the symptomatology present is different: balance and gait disturbance, dysdiadochokinesia, dysarthria, nystagmus, etc. Due to this heterogeneity, the assessment of ataxia is a complex task that is further hindered by the broad variety of existing tools, both specific to ataxia and related to a particular patho