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Ataxia

Assessment and investigation of gait instability and incoordination.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Neurology

Clinical Guidelines

Ataxia UK Medical Guidelines (Third Edition, updated Sep 2019)
National
Medical Guidelines - Ataxia UK
National
Clinical management guidelines for Friedreich ataxia: best practice in clinical care (2022)
Local
Consensus clinical management guidelines for Friedreich ataxia (2014)
Local
Development of cancer surveillance guidelines in ataxia telangiectasia: A Delphi-based consensus survey of international experts
Local
Management of the ataxias: towards best clinical practice (Ataxia UK Medical Guidelines, Third Edition, updated Sep 2019)
Local
Second consensus statement on the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy (MSA)
Local
Treatment of Cerebellar Motor Dysfunction and Ataxia (AAN Guideline)
Local

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