SCA Archives - Jack Russell Terrier Research Foundation

What is Ataxia?

May

20

2020

Debbie Johnson, Research Foundation What is Ataxia? The term ataxia is derived from the Greek meaning “without order”. Ataxia refers to a lack of normal coordination of movement. There are different types of ataxia, but we are focusing on cerebellar ataxia, which is in the portion of the brain that fine-tunes movement. There two known ...

Two Types of Ataxia

Jul

23

2015

There are two types of ataxia in the Jack Russell Terrier, Cerebellar Ataxia and Spino-Cerebellar Ataxia, also referred to as SCA. These are two different genetic diseases, and at this time, we only have a genetic test for SCA. Cerebellar Ataxia This type of Ataxia is often referred to as Early Onset Ataxia and affects ...

Ataxia from a Breeders Standpoint

Jul

17

2015

For those who have never experienced the tragedy of spinocerebellar (late onset) ataxia, I would like to tell my experiences. My litter (of 3) were born healthy with no whelping problems, but at 9 wks of age I began to notice that one of the pups was moving like each leg was a different length. ...

Spinocerebellar Ataxia with Myokymia: Facts

Jul

17

2015

Ataxia: JRTs can be affected with Cerebellar Ataxia OR Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Not both. It is not the norm for an entire litter of 4 to be affected with ataxia. Usually its one or two… but, as with all diseases… one never knows for sure. Cerebellar Ataxia (early onset): Age at onset 2 weeks (or as ...

Spinocerebellar Ataxia Mutation Found

Jul

16

2014

The Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA) Mutation has been found. A test is now available. See the testing page for more information. For more information on SCA, please visit the Diseases page. Related Articles Ataxia from a Breeders Standpoint Spinocerebellar Ataxia with Myokymia: Facts