NAF Ataxia Research Studies Currently Underway

Susan L Perlman, MD

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Web Access of the National Ataxia Database and a Pilot Epidemiologic Study

Summary: The Cooperative Ataxia Group (CAG), a consortium of 38 North American clinical investigators, have developed a standard database for the ataxic disorders, to be used for a) studies of how specific genes affect cerebellar function and cause disease, b) the identification of new causes of ataxia (genetic and non-genetic), and c) the design of treatment trials for different types of ataxia. This database has already been computerized and will now be made accessible on the web, for direct use by all ataxia investigators.