10 Ataxia Symptoms
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5. Dizziness
Ataxia is not always constant. While many people experience ataxia as an ongoing condition, there’s also episodic ataxia. This type can affect people a few times a year or a few times a day. It can get worse in response to stress or physical exertion and comes with unique symptoms.
People may experience sudden ataxia marked by loss of coordination alongside blurry vision, headaches, and severe dizziness or vertigo. Medication may be needed to help control the severity of these episodes.7‘Ataxia: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments.’ Cleveland Clinic, my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17748-ataxia#:~:text=Episodic ataxia can develop at,vision, and nausea and vomiting.
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