What Is Spinocerebellar Degeneration?

Spinal cerebellar degeneration is a disease with dyskinesia as the main symptom. Pathologically, it is a degeneration of the cerebellum and its afferent and efferent pathways. The main clinical features are spinal ataxia and dysarthria.

Causes of spinal cerebellar degeneration

A double mutated mutation of the CAG nucleic acid sequence in the gene is the cause of the disease.

Clinical manifestations of spinal cerebellar degeneration

Initial stage

Unsteady walking while walking, limbs shaking. Slow response and poor accuracy.

Mid-term

When speaking, the pronunciation is ambiguous and the tone cannot be controlled. Eyeball rotation is not smooth, and the image is prone to "overlap". Muscle discomfort worsens, preventing writing. Sometimes I have difficulty swallowing and I easily cough when eating.

3. Late

Speaking is extremely unclear and even impossible to speak. Limb weakness, can not stand, need to use a wheelchair to move. Comprehension gradually declines, and finally loses consciousness and becomes lethargic.

Spinal cerebellar degeneration examination

1. Clinical examination of the cerebral nervous system.

2. Magnetic resonance (MRI).

3. Genetic testing.

Spinal cerebellar degeneration diagnosis

The doctor will first determine whether the patient has a cerebellar and spinal neurological disorder according to the clinical examination procedure of the cerebral nervous system, and then check his family history (including his late relatives), and finally through magnetic resonance (MRI) and genetic tests In order to determine whether the patient is suffering from cerebellar atrophy.

Spinal cerebellar degeneration treatment

This is a degenerative disease. At present, there is no curable medicine. The focus is on rehabilitation treatment, so that patients can maintain the highest self-care ability as much as possible. It can also be treated with stem cells. After treatment, patients can recover their self-care ability, mobility ability, language ability, writing ability, etc.

Spinal cerebellar degeneration prognosis

Although there is no medicine to treat this disease, if you can pay attention to the maintenance of your body, pay attention to diet, daily living, exercise regularly, cooperate with the rehabilitation training required for cerebellar atrophy, and continue to practice, it will help delay the deterioration of the disease. Here are some recommendations for rehabilitation treatments:

1. Try to maintain contact with society and strive for a balanced life.

2. Choose a work and lifestyle that suits you, interact with others as much as possible, and maintain a happy psychological state.

3. Cultivate exercise habits: Choose sports that are suitable for your physical condition to maintain cardiopulmonary endurance and muscle strength, so that the body's softness is in the best state.

4. Pay attention to daily life: Do not fix in the same posture for too long, often move your hands and feet.

5. Receive physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy to ease the condition.

6. The loving care of loved ones can enhance the vitality of patients.