Cerebellar Degeneration, Subacute / Disease

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Cerebellar Degeneration, Subacute

Synonyms of Cerebellar Degeneration, Subacute

Subacute Cerebellar Degeneration

Disorder Subdivisions

Alcoholic Cerebellar Degeneration
Nutritional Cerebellar Degeneration

General Discussion
Subacute cerebellar degeneration (SCD) is characterized by the deterioration of the area of the brain concerned with muscle coordination and balance (the cerebellum). Less frequently, the area involved may include the area connecting the spinal cord to the brain (the medulla oblongata, the cerebral cortex, and the brain stem). There are two types of subacute cerebellar degeneration: paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration, which sometimes precedes the diagnosis of cancer, and alcoholic or nutritional cerebellar degeneration, caused by a lack of the vitamin B-1 (thiamine). These two types share symptoms but not the same cause.
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Organizations related to Cerebellar Degeneration, Subacute

American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
22100 Gratiot Avenue
Eastpointe MI 48021
Phone #: 586-776-3900
800 #: 800-598-4668
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.aarda.org/
American Cancer Society, Inc.
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta GA 30329
Phone #: 404-320-3333
800 #: 800-227-2345
e-mail: N/A
Home page: http://www.cancer.org
AutoImmunity Community
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Phone #: (91-9) -552-9057
800 #: N/A
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://autoimmunitycommunity.org
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains NY 10605
Phone #: 914-428-7100
800 #: 888-663-4637
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.marchofdimes.com
NIH/National Institute on Aging
PO Box 8057
Gaithersburg MD 20892-8057
Phone #: 301-496-1752
800 #: 800-222-2225
e-mail: N/A
Home page: http://www.nih.gov/nia

For a Complete Report

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