CONCEPT OF CEREBELLAR ATAXIA AND ITS MANAGEMENT THROUGH AYURVEDA – A BIRD VIEW
Dr. Manasa S.*, Dr. Abdul Khader and Dr. C. V. Rajeshekhar
ABSTRACT
Stability of movement and co ordination for anywork is must so control all the movements are very much necessary for health.Control of movement is distributed throughout the central nervous system (CNS). The role of the cerebellum is concerned with the timing, coordination and integration of movements, including eye movements and speech. Therefore, lesions affecting the cerebellum would result in a disorder of movement coordination often termed as cerebellar ataxia. Etiology of cerebellar ataxia can be classified based on the onset, progression, location of lesions, based on distribution, hereditary. In classics of Ayurveda we get scattered references about cerebellar ataxia by seeing its etiology, signs and symptoms we can correlate to kapha vruta vyanavata, Mastulunga kshaya, Pranavrutha vyana, Nirupasthamba vatavyadhi, shiromarmopagata, Indriyagata Vata. Ayurveda stressed on the holistic approach to diseases, and hence, treatment is aimed at both the dosha (causal factor) and the vyadhi (disease). The present study deals with an overview of Cerebellar ataxia in ayurveda and its management.
Keywords: Cerebellar ataxia, Anukta vatavyadhi, Vatavyadhi, Lakshanas, Chikitsa.
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