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Truncal ataxia

MedGen UID:
96535
Concept ID:
C0427190
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Ataxia, Truncal; Ataxias, Truncal; Truncal Ataxia; Truncal Ataxias
SNOMED CT: Truncal ataxia (250067008)
 
HPO: HP:0002078

Definition

Truncal ataxia is a sign of ataxia characterized by instability of the trunk. It usually occurs during sitting. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tangeraas T, Constante JR, Backe PH, Oyarzábal A, Neugebauer J, Weinhold N, Boemer F, Debray FG, Ozturk-Hism B, Evren G, Tuba EF, Ummuhan O, Footitt E, Davison J, Martinez C, Bueno C, Machado I, Rodríguez-Pombo P, Al-Sannaa N, De Los Santos M, López JM, Ozturkmen-Akay H, Karaca M, Tekin M, Pajares S, Ormazabal A, Stoway SD, Artuch R, Dixon M, Mørkrid L, García-Cazorla A
Brain 2023 Jul 3;146(7):3003-3013. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad010. PMID: 36729635
Thompson R, Bhatti DE, Hellman A, Doss SJ, Malgireddy K, Shou J, Srikanth-Mysore C, Bendi S, Bertoni JM, Torres-Russotto D
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2020 Dec 16;10:54. doi: 10.5334/tohm.570. PMID: 33362948Free PMC Article
Muñoz-Garcia D, Del Ser T, Bermejo F, Portera A
J Neurol Sci 1982 Sep;55(3):305-11. doi: 10.1016/0022-510x(82)90128-9. PMID: 6215466

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Liu X, Li Z, Ju Y, Zhao X
Stroke Vasc Neurol 2024 Dec 30;9(6):685-692. doi: 10.1136/svn-2023-002779. PMID: 38531544
Pelletier J, Koyfman A, Long B
J Emerg Med 2023 Nov;65(5):e414-e426. Epub 2023 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.07.007. PMID: 37806810
Alemseged F, Rocco A, Arba F, Schwabova JP, Wu T, Cavicchia L, Ng F, Ng JL, Zhao H, Williams C, Sallustio F, Balabanski AH, Tomek A, Parson MW, Mitchell PJ, Diomedi M, Yassi N, Churilov L, Davis SM, Campbell BCV; Basilar Artery Treatment and Management (BATMAN) Collaboration Investigators
Stroke 2022 Apr;53(4):1247-1255. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.034019. PMID: 34905944
Thompson R, Bhatti DE, Hellman A, Doss SJ, Malgireddy K, Shou J, Srikanth-Mysore C, Bendi S, Bertoni JM, Torres-Russotto D
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2020 Dec 16;10:54. doi: 10.5334/tohm.570. PMID: 33362948Free PMC Article
Miyai I, Ito M, Hattori N, Mihara M, Hatakenaka M, Yagura H, Sobue G, Nishizawa M; Cerebellar Ataxia Rehabilitation Trialists Collaboration
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2012 Jun;26(5):515-22. Epub 2011 Dec 2 doi: 10.1177/1545968311425918. PMID: 22140200

Diagnosis

Pelletier J, Koyfman A, Long B
J Emerg Med 2023 Nov;65(5):e414-e426. Epub 2023 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.07.007. PMID: 37806810
Tangeraas T, Constante JR, Backe PH, Oyarzábal A, Neugebauer J, Weinhold N, Boemer F, Debray FG, Ozturk-Hism B, Evren G, Tuba EF, Ummuhan O, Footitt E, Davison J, Martinez C, Bueno C, Machado I, Rodríguez-Pombo P, Al-Sannaa N, De Los Santos M, López JM, Ozturkmen-Akay H, Karaca M, Tekin M, Pajares S, Ormazabal A, Stoway SD, Artuch R, Dixon M, Mørkrid L, García-Cazorla A
Brain 2023 Jul 3;146(7):3003-3013. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad010. PMID: 36729635
Shah VP, Oliveira J E Silva L, Farah W, Seisa MO, Balla AK, Christensen A, Farah M, Hasan B, Bellolio F, Murad MH
Acad Emerg Med 2023 May;30(5):552-578. Epub 2023 Jan 22 doi: 10.1111/acem.14630. PMID: 36453134
Alemseged F, Rocco A, Arba F, Schwabova JP, Wu T, Cavicchia L, Ng F, Ng JL, Zhao H, Williams C, Sallustio F, Balabanski AH, Tomek A, Parson MW, Mitchell PJ, Diomedi M, Yassi N, Churilov L, Davis SM, Campbell BCV; Basilar Artery Treatment and Management (BATMAN) Collaboration Investigators
Stroke 2022 Apr;53(4):1247-1255. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.034019. PMID: 34905944
Miyai I, Ito M, Hattori N, Mihara M, Hatakenaka M, Yagura H, Sobue G, Nishizawa M; Cerebellar Ataxia Rehabilitation Trialists Collaboration
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2012 Jun;26(5):515-22. Epub 2011 Dec 2 doi: 10.1177/1545968311425918. PMID: 22140200

Therapy

Farina A, Villagrán-García M, Benaiteau M, Lamblin F, Fourier A, Honnorat J, Joubert B
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2024 Sep;11(5):e200287. Epub 2024 Jul 16 doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200287. PMID: 39013128Free PMC Article
Alemseged F, Rocco A, Arba F, Schwabova JP, Wu T, Cavicchia L, Ng F, Ng JL, Zhao H, Williams C, Sallustio F, Balabanski AH, Tomek A, Parson MW, Mitchell PJ, Diomedi M, Yassi N, Churilov L, Davis SM, Campbell BCV; Basilar Artery Treatment and Management (BATMAN) Collaboration Investigators
Stroke 2022 Apr;53(4):1247-1255. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.034019. PMID: 34905944
Dean D, Passalacqua KD, Dolcourt B
J Med Toxicol 2021 Jul;17(3):309-311. Epub 2021 Jun 1 doi: 10.1007/s13181-021-00847-2. PMID: 34075549Free PMC Article
Miyai I, Ito M, Hattori N, Mihara M, Hatakenaka M, Yagura H, Sobue G, Nishizawa M; Cerebellar Ataxia Rehabilitation Trialists Collaboration
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2012 Jun;26(5):515-22. Epub 2011 Dec 2 doi: 10.1177/1545968311425918. PMID: 22140200
Dreyer WB Jr, Zegarra H, Zakov ZN, Gutman FA
Am J Ophthalmol 1981 Dec;92(6):816-23. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)75636-3. PMID: 7315933

Prognosis

Liu X, Li Z, Ju Y, Zhao X
Stroke Vasc Neurol 2024 Dec 30;9(6):685-692. doi: 10.1136/svn-2023-002779. PMID: 38531544
Pelletier J, Koyfman A, Long B
J Emerg Med 2023 Nov;65(5):e414-e426. Epub 2023 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.07.007. PMID: 37806810
Alemseged F, Rocco A, Arba F, Schwabova JP, Wu T, Cavicchia L, Ng F, Ng JL, Zhao H, Williams C, Sallustio F, Balabanski AH, Tomek A, Parson MW, Mitchell PJ, Diomedi M, Yassi N, Churilov L, Davis SM, Campbell BCV; Basilar Artery Treatment and Management (BATMAN) Collaboration Investigators
Stroke 2022 Apr;53(4):1247-1255. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.034019. PMID: 34905944
Dean D, Passalacqua KD, Dolcourt B
J Med Toxicol 2021 Jul;17(3):309-311. Epub 2021 Jun 1 doi: 10.1007/s13181-021-00847-2. PMID: 34075549Free PMC Article
Miyai I, Ito M, Hattori N, Mihara M, Hatakenaka M, Yagura H, Sobue G, Nishizawa M; Cerebellar Ataxia Rehabilitation Trialists Collaboration
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2012 Jun;26(5):515-22. Epub 2011 Dec 2 doi: 10.1177/1545968311425918. PMID: 22140200

Clinical prediction guides

Farina A, Villagrán-García M, Benaiteau M, Lamblin F, Fourier A, Honnorat J, Joubert B
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2024 Sep;11(5):e200287. Epub 2024 Jul 16 doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200287. PMID: 39013128Free PMC Article
Liu X, Li Z, Ju Y, Zhao X
Stroke Vasc Neurol 2024 Dec 30;9(6):685-692. doi: 10.1136/svn-2023-002779. PMID: 38531544
Tangeraas T, Constante JR, Backe PH, Oyarzábal A, Neugebauer J, Weinhold N, Boemer F, Debray FG, Ozturk-Hism B, Evren G, Tuba EF, Ummuhan O, Footitt E, Davison J, Martinez C, Bueno C, Machado I, Rodríguez-Pombo P, Al-Sannaa N, De Los Santos M, López JM, Ozturkmen-Akay H, Karaca M, Tekin M, Pajares S, Ormazabal A, Stoway SD, Artuch R, Dixon M, Mørkrid L, García-Cazorla A
Brain 2023 Jul 3;146(7):3003-3013. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad010. PMID: 36729635
Alemseged F, Rocco A, Arba F, Schwabova JP, Wu T, Cavicchia L, Ng F, Ng JL, Zhao H, Williams C, Sallustio F, Balabanski AH, Tomek A, Parson MW, Mitchell PJ, Diomedi M, Yassi N, Churilov L, Davis SM, Campbell BCV; Basilar Artery Treatment and Management (BATMAN) Collaboration Investigators
Stroke 2022 Apr;53(4):1247-1255. Epub 2021 Dec 15 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.034019. PMID: 34905944
Ghali MGZ
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Feb;44(1):61-76. Epub 2019 Dec 5 doi: 10.1007/s10143-019-01190-5. PMID: 31807931

Recent systematic reviews

Bui N, Kuo C, Brown NJ, Dzihic E, Gendreau J, Patel NA, Patel S, Koester SW, Singh R, Abraham ME, Mammis A
World Neurosurg 2023 Jul;175:e167-e173. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.03.046. PMID: 36924887
Shah VP, Oliveira J E Silva L, Farah W, Seisa MO, Balla AK, Christensen A, Farah M, Hasan B, Bellolio F, Murad MH
Acad Emerg Med 2023 May;30(5):552-578. Epub 2023 Jan 22 doi: 10.1111/acem.14630. PMID: 36453134

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