Ataxia and Dystaxia: How To Examine and Discuss These Disabling Symptoms With Your Patients

March 29, 2022

Moderator: William A. Knight IV, MD, FACEP, FNCS
Other Participants: Moshè A. Mizrahi, MD

Finger-to-nose and heel-to-shin test for dysmetria, but ataxia and dystaxia are much more complicated and may herald pending disaster. Gait, balance, dysarthria, dysphagia, and many other signs may be forms of dyscoordination that you can identify on exam and may alter the course of care for your patients. Listen to this podcast to learn from a consummate neurologist and an emergency medicine stroke expert.

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