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• Num_publicacion 72(4)
• Resumen_ingles

  Changes in gait are a common reason for consultation in pediatric emergencies, however cases of true gait ataxia are rare in pediatric patients. The main concern of professional emergency lies in the exclusion of serious causes of this clinical syndrome, fortunately in most cases the origin in childhood is usually benign and self-limiting process.
  Among the acquired ataxias, the most common form of presentation in the pediatric emergency is usually that of acute ataxia, which are those whose evolution is less than 72 hours in a previously healthy child. In this review we have analyzed the cases of acquired ataxia evaluated in our pediatric emergency department during a period of 11 years and what was the diagnostic approach. In our series of cases the most common cause of acute ataxia was postinfectious (39.13% of total), followed by the tumoral origin (17.39%) and secondary to ingestion of toxic agents (13.04%).

• Palabras_clave_ingles Acute ataxia Acute cerebellar ataxia Pediatric emergency Childhood
• Todos_autores M.Á. Molina Gutiérrez, B. Fernández Caamaño, G. López Sobrino, S. García García
• autores listados M.Á. Molina Gutiérrez, B. Fernández Caamaño, G. López Sobrino, S. García García
• Correspondecia
  M.Á. Molina Gutiérrez. Servicio de Urgencias Pediátricas. Hospital Universitario Infantil «La Paz». P.º de la Castellana, 261. 28046 Madrid.
  Correo electrónico: drmolinagutierrez@yahoo.es
• Titulo_ingles Etiology of acute ataxia in pediatric emergencies: 11 years experience
• Centros_trabajo Servicio de Urgencias Pediátricas. Hospital Universitario Infantil «La Paz». Madrid
• Publicado en Acta Pediatr Esp. 2014; 72(4): 88-91
• copyright ©2014 Ediciones Mayo, S.A.
• Fecha recepcion 19/09/12
• Fecha aceptacion 8/12/12