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Friedreichâs ataxia is a rare genetic disease that causes difficulty walking, a loss of sensation in the arms and legs, and impaired speech. Itâs also known as spinocerebellar degeneration. The disease causes damage to parts of your brain and spinal cord and can also affect your heart. âAtaxiaâ means lack of order.
Ataxia means without coordination. People who are diagnosed with ataxia lose muscle control in their arms and legs, which may lead to a lack of balance, coordination, and possibly a disturbance in gait.Ataxia may affect the fingers, hands, arms, legs, body, speech, and even eye movements.hile the term ataxia usually describes symptoms, it also describes a group of specific degenerative diseases of the central nervous system called the hereditary and sporadic ataxias. The remainder of this article discusses these disorders.