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6. March 2010 - The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF), in conjunction with the University of Chicago program in pathobiology and translational neuroscience, will hold its third annual Ataxia Investigators Meeting March 9-11, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, in Rosemont, Ill. A three-day meeting for patients, caregivers and families will follow at the same location.

A rare and poorly understood group of degenerative neurological disorders for which there is no effective treatment, ataxia affects an estimated 150,000 people in the United States. A disease of the cerebellum, ataxia robs it victims of their ability to coordinate movement. Symptoms can include lack of balance, loss of coordination and the ability to walk, spasms and spasticity. Many of those with ataxia also have fatigue, vision loss, and problems hearing, speaking and swallowing

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