| ataxia cordis | <cardiology> A condition where there is disorganised electrical conduction in the atria, resulting in ineffective pumping of blood into the ventricle. Acronym: AF (02 Jan 1998) |
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| ataxia of calves | A specific cerebellar ataxia in the Jersey breed, probably a recessive genetic trait. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ataxia of lambs | Myelination failure seen in ewes on a copper-deficient diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bovine congenital ataxia | An autosomal recessive ataxia seen in several European breeds of cattle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Briquet's ataxia | Weakening of the muscle sense and increased sensibility of the skin, in hysteria. Synonym: hysterical ataxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bruns ataxia | Difficulty in initiation of movements of the feet when they are in contact with the ground; a condition related to a frontal lobe lesion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vasomotor ataxia | A form of autonomic ataxia causing irregularity in the peripheral circulation, marked by alternations of pallor and suffusion, due to spasm of the smaller blood vessels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Marie's ataxia | An obsolete term for a variety of non-Friedreich hereditary ataxias. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibulocerebellar ataxia | Ataxia due to disease of the central vestibular system or its cerebellar components, manifested clinically by an unsteady gait, nystagmus, and incoordination of arm and leg movements. (05 Mar 2000) |
| respiratory ataxia | Completely irregular breathing pattern, with continually variable rate and depth of breathing; results from lesions in the respiratory centres in the brainstem, extending from the dorsomedial medulla caudally to the obex. Synonym: ataxic breathing, Biot's breathing, respiratory ataxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebellar ataxia | Loss of muscle coordination caused by disorders of the cerebellum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronic ataxia | Persistent ataxia, most often caused by hereditary cerebellar or metabolic disorders. (05 Mar 2000) |
| moral ataxia | Inconstancy of ideas and of conscious intent, as a manifestation of hysteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| motor ataxia | Ataxia developing upon attempting to perform coordinated muscular movements. Synonym: kinetic ataxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hereditary ataxia | A simple autosomal recessive trait in fox terrier dogs that produces a progressive general ataxia. (05 Mar 2000) |