Abstract
Summary Seven cases of acute ataxia of unknown origin in children are reported. In this group three patients gave a history of acute febrile illness shortly before the appearance of neurologic signs. Four of the patients had been in good health up to the time of appearance of the ataxia. The predominant characteristics of the illness were ataxia and tremor. Convulsions were present at the onset in one patient. Recovery from the neurologic symptoms was complete in five of the patients, and there was very little residual impairment in coordination in the other two. A marked conduct disturbance developed in one patient. We believe that the chief importance of the recognition of this syndrome in this age group lies in its differentiation from cerebellar neoplasm.
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