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Definition of Hereditary cerebellar ataxia
1. Noun. Nervous disorder of late childhood and early adulthood; characterized by ataxic gait and hesitating or explosive speech and nystagmus.
Medical Definition of Hereditary cerebellar ataxia
1. A disease of later childhood and early adult life, marked by ataxic gait, hesitating and explosive speech, nystagmus, and sometimes optic neuritis. It probably comprises several distinct conditions with diverse patterns of inheritance. Collective term for a number of hereditary disorders in which cerebellar signs are the most prominent finding. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hereditary Cerebellar Ataxia
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