Ataxia is a physical finding on examination and is often associated with cerebellar disease. The causes of ataxia are diverse, so the diagnostic workup for cerebellar ataxia often poses a major challenge to neurologists.

Treatment of ataxia can be divided into symptomatic treatment and disease-modifying therapy. There is disease-modifying therapy for some causes of ataxia, especially for acquired cases.

Ataxia is a physical finding on examination and is usually associated with cerebellar disease. However, abnormal sensory information to the cerebellum, such as in diseases involving the posterior column/somatosensory system, can also cause ataxia. Thus, ataxia can have both motor and sensory components, and not all patients with ataxia have cerebellar disease.

Ataxia is a term used to describe a group of disorders that affect coordination, balance, and speech. The symptoms and severity of ataxia depend on the cause, which includes genetic ataxia and degenerative ataxia.