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The meaning of ataxia is failure of coordination. Atactic patients are not able to define the width, velocity, and rhythms of muscle contractions, and cannot coordinate more muscle groups which are synchronously activated. The ataxia can be determined by: (1) injury of the proprioceptive afferences; (2) labyrinthic injury; (3) injury of cerebellum or its connections which are reciprocally connected to the cerebral cortex (neocerebellum), the spinal cord (paleocerebellum), and the vestibular system (archeocerebellum).
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Forni, M., Enock, E., Lintura, A. (1996). Neurorehabilitation of Ataxia. In: Cesarani, A., et al. Whiplash Injuries. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2293-5_24
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