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Falta de coordinaci贸n; P茅rdida de la coordinaci贸n; Alteraci贸n de la coordinaci贸n; Deterioro de la coordinaci贸n; Ataxia; Torpeza; Movimiento descoordinado
Es un problema con el control muscular o una incapacidad para coordinar los movimientos de una manera fina. Esta afecci贸n se denomina ataxia.
脡sta lleva a que se presente un movimiento espasm贸dico, inestable y de vaiv茅n de la mitad del cuerpo (tronco) y marcha inestable (estilo de caminar).
El movimiento elegante y suave requiere de un fino equilibrio entre los diferentes grupos de m煤sculos. Este equilibrio lo controla una parte del cerebro denominada cerebelo.
Las enfermedades que lesionan el cerebelo, la m茅dula espinal y los nervios perif茅ricos pueden interferir con el movimiento muscular normal y ocasionar movimiento muscular descoordinado, espasm贸dico y tosco.
Las lesiones o enfermedades cerebrales que pueden causar movimientos descoordinados abarcan:
Intoxicaci贸n o efectos t贸xicos por:
Otras causas abarcan:
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Subramony SH. Ataxic disorders. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, eds. Bradley: Neurology in Clinical Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Butterworth-Heinemann Elsevier; 2008:chap 22.
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