| FAV | facio-auriculovertebral [sequence]; feline ataxia virus; floppy aortic valve; fowl adenovirus |
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| FRDA | Friedreich ataxia |
| NAF | nafcillin; National Amputation Foundation; National Ataxia Foundation; net acid flux |
| NARP | neuropathy-ataxia-retinitis pigmentosa [syndrome] |
| OHAHA | ophthalmoplegia-hypotonia-ataxia-hypacusis-athetosis [syndrome] |
| kinetic ataxia | Ataxia developing upon attempting to perform coordinated muscular movements. Synonym: kinetic ataxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Friedreich's ataxia | <neurology> An autosomal recessive inherited disorder that leads to the progressive dysfunction of the cerebellum, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Symptoms usually begin in childhood before puberty and consist of an unsteady gait (ataxia), slurred speech (dysarthria) and jerky eye movements (nystagmus). Other findings include kyphoscoliosis, hammer toe, heart disease and high arches. Congestive heart failure is a common complication. There is no known treatment and prognosis is poor. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. (07 Apr 1998) |
| Leyden's ataxia | A syndrome having the characteristics of tabetic neurosyphilis but not due to syphilis. Synonym: Leyden's ataxia, peripheral tabes, pseudoataxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| locomotor ataxia | The severe gait ataxia seen with tabetic neurosyphylis. Patients walk with the feet wide apart, slapping them clumsily to the floor with each step, and depend on visual cues to maintain balance. See: tabetic neurosyphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |