{"id":25535,"date":"2025-01-08T08:51:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T14:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/?page_id=25535"},"modified":"2025-05-12T11:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:47:16","slug":"tbi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/tbi\/","title":{"rendered":"TBI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25535\" class=\"elementor elementor-25535\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46151ca1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46151ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37ecdf99\" data-id=\"37ecdf99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21a378e2\" data-id=\"21a378e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49fc4a0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49fc4a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Ataxia Caused by Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f7c00a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"72f7c00a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36072d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36072d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A collection of resources for individuals and families affected by ataxia caused by TBI.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58da3d98 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58da3d98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-581a59ce\" data-id=\"581a59ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393f428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"393f428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#webinars\"><strong>WEBINARS<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33efa7d6\" data-id=\"33efa7d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6c563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca6c563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#pipeline\"><strong>RESEARCH<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a584294\" data-id=\"a584294\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b81a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b81a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#factsheet\"><strong>INFORMATION<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c0ebc45\" data-id=\"4c0ebc45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34fe6712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34fe6712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"#scasource\"><strong>RESEARCH NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fae61dc\" data-id=\"2fae61dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603289b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"603289b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/interland3.donorperfect.net\/weblink\/weblink.aspx?name=E79738&amp;id=285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BECOME A MEMBER &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ed6f1f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ed6f1f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10500355\" data-id=\"10500355\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0f101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4f0f101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0915fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a0915fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Traumatic Brain Injury can sometimes result in difficulties with balance, coordination, and speech. This condition is called ataxia. Ataxia caused by Traumatic Brain Injury is an acquired form of ataxia, meaning that the ataxia symptoms are the result of an injury or illness.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For complete information about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Ataxia, visit our\u202f <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/what-is-ataxia\/\">What is Ataxia? <\/a><\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fpage.\u202fThis page contains NAF&#8217;s resources that are specific to Ataxia caused by Traumatic Brain Injury.\u202fYou can also learn more about Traumatic Brain Injuries through the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/biausa.org\/brain-injury\/about-brain-injury\/what-is-a-brain-injury\/traumatic-brain-injury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brain Injury Association of America<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/interland3.donorperfect.net\/weblink\/weblink.aspx?name=E79738&amp;id=285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for our mailing list<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to stay up-to-date on Ataxia news.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-486c2c84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"486c2c84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d16a555\" data-id=\"2d16a555\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2770a22b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2770a22b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352d1c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"352d1c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"webinars\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fd7805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22fd7805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Webinar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3f67bb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f3f67bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68335e03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68335e03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7063bc6f\" data-id=\"7063bc6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4def53b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4def53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All About Ataxia Caused by Traumatic Brain Injury\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759828c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"759828c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/HF-4avho_Yo?si=oF1EUz7R_rq9ng51&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38569b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38569b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Presented by Scott Barbuto, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>This webinar covers the causes and symptoms of ataxia caused by TBI, the typical diagnostic journey for those affected, what to expect for clinical care, and an overview of current research into the disease.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-535419fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"535419fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-607222cb\" data-id=\"607222cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9f7e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5e9f7e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc8d596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bc8d596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NAF offers webinars on many topics to help you live better with Ataxia. Visit\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/webinars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ataxia.org\/webinars<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to find other helpful presentations.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2442d0a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2442d0a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f042440\" data-id=\"5f042440\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275709ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"275709ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17becef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"17becef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"pipeline\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e3baf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30e3baf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Participate in Research and Treatment Development <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd13458 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5bd13458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a5b3472 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a5b3472\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f9f8b66\" data-id=\"1f9f8b66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc262a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bc262a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Participating in a research study or clinical trial is one way to take an active role in furthering understanding and treatment of Ataxia. It is also a way to get access to new treatment options before they are widely available. To find studies that are enrolling patients, visit our\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/help-develop-new-treatments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Help Develop New Treatments<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f57f21 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"75f57f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/help-develop-new-treatments\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find a Study<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a27826c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a27826c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-598b184c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"598b184c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13930821\" data-id=\"13930821\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34cfb25b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34cfb25b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf9f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"eaf9f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"factsheet\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b74350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57b74350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ataxia caused by TBI Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a06533 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a06533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd11d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fd11d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an injury by an external force that affects how the brain works. This happens when the head hits something, something hits the head, or a jolt suddenly causes movement in the brain. Common causes of TBI include falls, motor vehicle accidents, sports, assault, and combat.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Anyone can have a TBI. TBI may be classified as mild, moderate, or severe depending on how intense the initial injury is. Mild TBI is more commonly referred to as a concussion. Sometimes people with TBI develop ataxia, depending on what areas of the brain were injured.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">People with other forms of Ataxia usually have worsening symptoms following a TBI. There is limited research on how Traumatic Brain Injury impacts those who already have issues with their cerebellum.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2603f1cd elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2603f1cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ataxia-Caused-by-Traumatic-Brain-Injury.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Printable Fact Sheet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66eed200 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66eed200\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48ad975b\" data-id=\"48ad975b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d62c7e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d62c7e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ataxia Caused by TBI Symptoms<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704827bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"704827bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">TBI symptoms can vary between different people. Common symptoms of TBI may include loss of consciousness, vomiting, fatigue, slurred speech, and memory loss. Symptoms may appear immediately, but they could also start hours or days after the injury. It is important to get to a hospital as quickly as possible if you suspect someone has had TBI.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Long-term Ataxia symptoms caused by TBI can vary. It depends on what regions of the brain were injured. Three main groups of symptoms can happen \u2013 motor, vestibular, and cognitive.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Motor symptoms include problems with balance, coordination, and dexterity. Vestibular symptoms include trouble with eye movement (such as blurry, shaky, jumpy, or double vision), as well as dizziness and vertigo. Cognitive symptoms include changes in intellectual sharpness, emotional regulation, and social awareness.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-468601aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"468601aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c76b1d1\" data-id=\"4c76b1d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78eac615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78eac615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ataxia Caused by TBI Prognosis<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52cd7869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52cd7869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For mild TBI, most people have symptoms decrease 2-3 weeks after their injury. In some cases, symptoms persist for longer. It can be hard to predict how ataxia caused by TBI will progress over time. This is due to the variability of symptoms. However, with proper support and treatment, improvement is possible.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are also rehabilitation strategies to help treat ataxia symptoms, including exercise, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Medications may also help treat motor, vestibular, and cognitive symptoms.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-214f75e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"214f75e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-254726aa\" data-id=\"254726aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c886e47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c886e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ataxia Caused by TBI Diagnosis<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebe0839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ebe0839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A neurologic examination can determine whether a person has TBI and\/or Ataxia symptoms. This testing is usually done by a family doctor, emergency room doctor, or neurologist. Some community programs train people to recognize the first signs of TBI, such as sports coaches, life guards, or teachers. It is important to go to the hospital to confirm a TBI diagnosis with a medical professional.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Due to the variety of TBI symptoms, follow up testing may look different from individual to individual. Some potential follow-up tests include MRI brain imaging or CT brain imaging.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f2cd8cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f2cd8cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22c9b5c5\" data-id=\"22c9b5c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2cdcec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2c2cdcec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329346f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"329346f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"scasource\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529026cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"529026cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ataxia Caused by TBI Research News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f5c6c3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"24f5c6c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299a2f14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"299a2f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SCAsource provides Ataxia research news, directly from researchers to the Ataxia community. <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Visit\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/SCAsource\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SCAsource<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"> to see their full collection.\u00a0<\/span>Here is a collection of articles about ataxia caused by TBI.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7d7c9c elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"2f7d7c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-23239 scasourceposts type-scasourceposts status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-scasource-snapshot tag-ataxia tag-english tag-speech-language-pathology tag-symptoms tag-talking\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-articulation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Apr-12-Featured-Image-300x157.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-23240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Apr-12-Featured-Image-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Apr-12-Featured-Image-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Apr-12-Featured-Image-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Apr-12-Featured-Image.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-articulation\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tSnapshot: What is Articulation?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 12, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Articulation refers to the ability to produce speech sounds using the tongue, lips, jaw, and the roof of your mouth. All of these organs are also known as articulators. The <a class=\"MoreInfo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-articulation\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22620 scasourceposts type-scasourceposts status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-scasource-snapshot tag-ataxia tag-english tag-speech-language-pathology tag-symptoms tag-talking\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-intelligibility\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jan-19-SCAsource-Image-300x157.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22621\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jan-19-SCAsource-Image-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jan-19-SCAsource-Image-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jan-19-SCAsource-Image-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jan-19-SCAsource-Image.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-intelligibility\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tSnapshot: What is intelligibility?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 19, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Speech intelligibility refers to how many words can be correctly understood by a listener. For example, if someone says the phrase, \u201cMy name is John,\u201d and a listener hears, \u201cMy <a class=\"MoreInfo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-intelligibility\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-20143 scasourceposts type-scasourceposts status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-scasource-snapshot tag-ataxia tag-biomarker tag-brain-anatomy tag-english tag-sca1 tag-sca2 tag-sca3\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-the-pons\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Featured-Image-Size-1-300x157.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-20144\" alt=\"Decorative digital drawing of the brain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Featured-Image-Size-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Featured-Image-Size-1-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Featured-Image-Size-1-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Featured-Image-Size-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-the-pons\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tSnapshot: What is the pons?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 21, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Brainstem &#8211; the part that connects and acts as a communicator between our brain and our spinal cord. The brainstem itself is composed of midbrain, pons, and medulla oblangata. Even <a class=\"MoreInfo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-the-pons\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-19471 scasourceposts type-scasourceposts status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-scasource-snapshot tag-ataxia tag-cerebellum-function tag-english tag-eye-function tag-nystagmus\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-nystagmus\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_1477334069-768x512-1-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-19519\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_1477334069-768x512-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/shutterstock_1477334069-768x512-1.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-nystagmus\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tSnapshot: What is Nystagmus?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 10, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Nystagmus, also known as ocular ataxia, is a term that refers to uncontrollable eye movement- usually a repetitive cycle of slow movement in a specific direction followed by a quick <a class=\"MoreInfo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-nystagmus\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-852 scasourceposts type-scasourceposts status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-scasource-snapshot tag-ataxia tag-english tag-mri\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/B.L-Edlow-et-al-Brain-MRI-300x160-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-19617\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tSnapshot: What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 15, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>What is it? Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a type of technology used to take detailed pictures of the body. It is commonly used to detect abnormalities in the body, <a class=\"MoreInfo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-528 scasourceposts type-scasourceposts status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-scasource-snapshot tag-ataxia tag-cerebellum-function tag-english tag-unknown-ataxia-type\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-the-cerebellum\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/669px-Gehirn_lateral_-_Lobi__Stammhirn__Cerebellum_eng.svg_-300x233.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-19603\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/669px-Gehirn_lateral_-_Lobi__Stammhirn__Cerebellum_eng.svg_-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/669px-Gehirn_lateral_-_Lobi__Stammhirn__Cerebellum_eng.svg_.png 669w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-the-cerebellum\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tSnapshot: What is the Cerebellum?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 12, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The cerebellum, often referred to as the \u201clittle brain\u201d, is part of the brain that is located behind the cerebrum (forebrain). The cerebellum accounts for about 10% of the brain\u2019s <a class=\"MoreInfo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ataxia.org\/scasourceposts\/snapshot-what-is-the-cerebellum\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c84ca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"33c84ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50171314 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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