Symptoms of Ataxia

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3. Peripheral Neuropathy

The nervous system travels throughout your whole body, and this includes the very tips of your fingers and in your toes. Indeed, having nerves here is essential because it allows us to learn more about our environment by touch. If something was to go wrong with the nervous system, it is those nerves in the extremities that are often the first to suffer.

Patients with ataxia will sometimes experience peripheral neuropathy, which means they will experience a loss of sensation in the outer parts of their body. Some will experience a pins and needles sensation, while other might go completely numb.

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