By Mary Elizabeth Dallas, HealthDay Reporter. SUNDAY, Feb. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Cat bites may look less serious than dog bites, but beware: They can cause dangerous infections, particularly when they involve the hand, new research indicates.
Donate to the National Ataxia Foundation. Causes of Ataxia. The hereditary ataxias are genetic, which means they are caused by a defect in a certain gene that is present from the start of a person's life. All of us have genes that have little mistakes or variations but most of these do not cause disease, they are called mutations.
The most common metabolic causes of intermittent ataxia in children are associated with hyperammonemia. Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTC) classically presents in the first 3 days of life.ysosomal storage diseases can also present with ataxia. Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is the most common of these disorders. The enzyme deficiency causes demyelination of the peripheral and central nervous system (CNS). The age of onset is variable, although early childhood is the most common age of onset.