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Ataxia cerebelosa; Cerebelitis; Ataxia aguda cerebelosa
Es el repentino movimiento muscular descoordinado debido a una enfermedad o lesión al cerebelo en el cerebro.
La ataxia cerebelosa aguda en niños, especialmente menores de 3 años, puede ocurrir varias semanas después de una enfermedad causada por un virus.
Las infecciones virales que pueden causar esto abarcan: la varicela, la enfermedad de Coxsackie y el virus ECHO.
Otras causas de ataxia cerebelosa aguda abarcan:
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