Vestibular rehabilitation in cerebellar ataxia with neuropathy and vestibular areflexia syndrome (CANVAS)- A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Cerebellar ataxia, neuropathy, and vestibular areflexia syndrome (CANVAS) is a neurodegenerative disease of the cerebellum. The disease progression is slow, with up to 25% of people diagnosed needing to use a wheelchair after 15 years from diagnosis. Vestibular symptoms arise from centrally-mediated ocular movement degradation and the reduced vestibular-ocular reflex functioning bilaterally. To date, no report has shown an improvement in VOR gain or gait outcome measures in someone with CANVAS after a course of vestibular physical therapy.

Case description

A 65-year-old male, Patient X, first noticed symptoms in his fourth decade of life and was diagnosed with (CANVAS) in his seventh decade. Patient X reported numbness and tingling in his hands and fee

SUBMITTER: Harrell RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10593570 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature