Today is International Ataxia Awareness Day,

a condition affecting limb coordination,

it is caused by damage to the brain,

some symptoms can be lessened with medication.

Speech and language therapists will help,

with slurred speech, problems swallowing,

using physiotherapy and occupational therapy,

hopefully some improvement will be showing.

The ataxias are a group of neurological conditions that affect amongst other things, balance, coordination and speech, some different types of ataxia affect people in different ways. Today is to raise awareness of this condition and to help people understand the difficulties faced by those with this. Ataxia is the Latin name for "lack of order" While some types of this condition are manageable, there is no cure.

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