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Cerebellar Degeneration, Subacute

Abstract

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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.

Organizations related to Cerebellar Degeneration, Subacute

American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
- 22100 Gratiot Ave.
- Eastpointe, MI 48021
- Phone #: 586-776-3900
- 800 #: 800-598-4668
- e-mail: aarda@aarda.org
- Home page: http://www.aarda.org/
American Cancer Society, Inc.
- 250 Williams NW St
- Ste 6000
- Atlanta, GA 30303 USA
- Phone #: 404-320-3333
- 800 #: 800-227-2345
- e-mail: N/A
- Home page: http://www.cancer.org
AutoImmunity Community
- Phone #: N/A
- 800 #: N/A
- e-mail: moderator@autoimmunitycommunity.org
- Home page: http://www.autoimmunitycommunity.org
Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
- PO Box 8126
- Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
- Phone #: 301-251-4925
- 800 #: 888-205-2311
- e-mail: N/A
- Home page: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
- 1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
- White Plains, NY 10605
- Phone #: 914-997-4488
- 800 #: 888-663-4637
- e-mail: Askus@marchofdimes.com
- Home page: http://www.marchofdimes.com
NIH/National Institute on Aging
- 31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
- Building 31
- Room 5C27
- Bethesda, MD 20892
- Phone #: 301-496-1752
- 800 #: 800-222-2225
- e-mail: bapquery@nia.nih.gov
- Home page: http://www.nih.gov/nia
Rare Cancer Alliance
- 1649 North Pacana Way
- Green Valley, AZ 85614 USA
- Phone #: N/A
- 800 #: --
- e-mail: N/A
- Home page: http://www.rare-cancer.org

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