Acute Cerebellar Ataxia Treatments

Treatment

There is no treatment for acute cerebellar ataxia. Ataxia usually goes away without any treatment within a few months. In cases where an underlying cause is identified, your doctor will treat the that cause.

In extremely rare cases, you may have continuing and disabling symptoms. Treatment includes:

• Corticosteroids
• Intravenous immune globulin
• Plasma exchange therapy

Drug treatment to improve muscle coordination has a low success rate. However, the following drugs may be prescribed:

• Clonazepam (eg, Klonopin)
• Amantadine (eg, Symmetrel)
• Gabapentin (eg, Neurontin)
• Buspirone (eg, BuSpar)

Occupational or physical therapy may also alleviate lack of coordination. Changes to diet and nutritional supplements may also help.