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Welcome to the Ataxia Foundation Cleveland chapter website

The word "ataxia", comes from the Greek word, " a taxis" meaning "without order or incoordination". The word ataxia means without coordination. People with ataxia have problems with coordination because parts of the nervous system that control movement and balance are affected. Ataxia may affect the fingers, hands, arms, legs, body, speech, and eye movements. The word ataxia is often used to describe a symptom of incoordination which can be associated with infections, injuries, other diseases, or degenerative changes in the central nervous system. Ataxia is also used to denote a group of specific degenerative diseases of the nervous system called the hereditary and sporadic ataxias which are the National Ataxia Foundation's primary emphases.

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You can find information about Ataxia and national Ataxia Foundation events, donation and fundraising information and current Ataxia news at the Ataxia Foundation website.

The Ataxia Foundation Cleveland chapter was organized by Carmen Pieragastini and currently meets at the Independence Library every other month for support, and on other months for social gatherings. Carmen can be contacted at willowpier@roadrunner.com.

This site is maintained by chapter member Mike Hammer. For more information you can contact him at mikey.hammer@gmail.com.