Post-viral cerebellar ataxia

Post-viral cerebellar ataxia
Cerebellum (Lower left)
SpecialtyNeurology, Infectious disease

Post-viral cerebellar ataxia also known as acute cerebellitis and acute cerebellar ataxia (ACA) is a disease characterized by the sudden onset of ataxia following a viral infection.[1] The disease affects the function or structure of the cerebellum region in the brain.

  1. ^ Nussinovitch, Moshe; Prais, Dario; Volovitz, Benjamin; Shapiro, Rivka; Amir, Jacob (2003). "Post-Infectious Acute Cerebellar Ataxia in Children". Clinical Pediatrics. 42 (7): 581–4. doi:10.1177/000992280304200702. PMID 14552515. S2CID 22942874.