Ataxia

Assessment and investigation of gait instability and incoordination.

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Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Neurology

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Clinical Guidelines

Ataxia UK Medical Guidelines (Third Edition, updated Sep 2019)

Medical Guidelines - Ataxia UK

Clinical management guidelines for Friedreich ataxia: best practice in clinical care (2022)

Consensus clinical management guidelines for Friedreich ataxia (2014)

Development of cancer surveillance guidelines in ataxia telangiectasia: A Delphi-based consensus survey of international experts

Management of the ataxias: towards best clinical practice (Ataxia UK Medical Guidelines, Third Edition, updated Sep 2019)

Second consensus statement on the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy (MSA)

Treatment of Cerebellar Motor Dysfunction and Ataxia (AAN Guideline)