Paroxysmal dysarthria ataxia (PDA)
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Paroxysmal dysarthria ataxia (PDA). Secondary types are related to lesions around the red nucleus. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pathology
- Secondary types are related to lesions around the red nucleus
- It is caused by dysfunction of the cerebellothalamocortical pathway
Classification
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Variants
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Secondary causes
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Onset features
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Clinical pattern
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Clinical features
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain
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Other investigations
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Treatment of secondary types
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References
- Marcel C, Anheim M, Flamand-Rouvière C, et al. Symptomatic paroxysmal dysarthria-ataxia in demyelinating diseases. J Neurol 2010; 257:1369-1372.
- Li Y, Zeng C, Luo T. Paroxysmal dysarthria and ataxia in multiple sclerosis and corresponding magnetic resonance imaging findings. J Neurol 2011; 258:273-276.
- Matsui M, Tomimoto H, Sano K, Hashikawa K, Fukuyama H, Shibasaki H. Paroxysmal dysarthria and ataxia after midbrain infarction. Neurology 2004; 63:345-347.
- Maramattom BV. Paroxysmal dysarthria ataxia-tremor-blepharospasm syndrome in Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis; a variant of paroxysmal dysarthria ataxia syndrome. Neurol India 2022; 70:437-438.
- Ferrante E, Marazzi MR, Trimboli M, Dalla Costa D, Erminio C, Nobili L. Brainstem lesion causing paroxysmal ataxia, dysarthria, diplopia and hemifacial spasm (PADDHS). Epileptic Disord 2019; 21:389-390.
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