Causes of acute cerebellar ataxia
| Cause | |
|---|---|
| Vascular | Infarction, haemorrhage, vasculitis |
| Inflammatory | Multiple sclerosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis |
| Toxic | Alcohol, phenytoin, ciclosporin, carbamazepine, lithium, lead, mercury, organophosphates, toluene (solvents) |
| Neoplastic | Posterior fossa space occupying lesions |
| Paraneoplastic | Anti-Yo, anti-Hu, anti-Ri, anti-Tr, anti-VGCC, anti-Ma, anti-Ta/M2, anti-CRMP5/CV2, anti-mGluR1 |
| Infective | VZV, EBV, mumps, Mycoplasma pneumonia, Japanese encephalitis virus, Legionella, coxsackie virus, HIV, poliovirus |
| Genetic | Episodic ataxia 1 and 2 |
EBV, Epstein–Barr virus; VZV, varicella zoster virus.