Brief Answer:
Acute ataxia is usually treatable.

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for posting your query.

I am Dr Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist, and I would try my best to help you.

I have noted your clinical details. Based on this, we need to find out the cause of acute ataxia. This would require doing MRI of brain. The common causes are stroke (due to decreased blood supply to brain) and demyelination (due to injury to myelin sheath-the nerve covering). These are usually treatable and get better over time. So, acute ataxia is NOT a lifelong ailment.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist

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