What is spinocerebellar ataxia?

Spinocerebellar ataxia is is a progressive, degenerative, genetic disease with multiple types which are characterized by slowly progressive incoordination of gait and often associated with poor coordination of hands, speech, and eye movements.

How do members experience spinocerebellar ataxia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with spinocerebellar ataxia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for spinocerebellar ataxia*

Who has spinocerebellar ataxia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 4
30s 17
40s 25
50s 36
60s 48
70+ 64

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 83
Female 109

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What is spinocerebellar ataxia?

Spinocerebellar ataxia is is a progressive, degenerative, genetic disease with multiple types which are characterized by slowly progressive incoordination of gait and often associated with poor coordination of hands, speech, and eye movements.



Common symptoms reported by people with spinocerebellar ataxia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for spinocerebellar ataxia

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Compare treatments taken by people with spinocerebellar ataxia

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Who has spinocerebellar ataxia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 180 say spinocerebellar ataxia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 4
30s 17
40s 25
50s 36
60s 48
70+ 64
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 12
20-29 years 8
30-39 years 19
40-49 years 14
50-59 years 13
60-69 years 5
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 83
Female 109

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 74
Not Diagnosed 11

These charts show data from spinocerebellar ataxia patients who have completed their condition history
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