Loss of fine motor skills in one hand

Ataxia is a loss or decrease in the control over fine motor skills. It can be caused by damage to the cerebellum, which is located at the base of the brain and is the region of the brain that controls voluntary motor control.

1. What causes sudden loss of motor skills?
2. What diseases affect fine motor skills?
3. Can fine motor skills become impaired?
4. What can make you lose your motor skills?

What causes sudden loss of motor skills?

Loss of muscle function may be caused by: A disease of the muscle itself (myopathy) A disease of the area where the muscle and nerve meet (neuromuscular junction) A disease of the nervous system: Nerve damage (neuropathy), spinal cord injury (myelopathy), or brain damage (stroke or other brain injury)

What diseases affect fine motor skills?

Motor Disabilities Types of Motor Disabilities

• Cerebral palsy.
• Muscular dystrophy.
• Multiple sclerosis.
• Spina bifida.
• ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
• Arthritis.
• Parkinson's disease.
• Essential tremor.

Can fine motor skills become impaired?

Fine motor skills can become impaired due to injury, illness, stroke, congenital deformities, cerebral palsy, or developmental disabilities. ... These are tasks that involve fine motor skills, and if a child has difficulty with these they might have poor hand eye coordination and could need therapy to improve their skills.

What can make you lose your motor skills?

Disease and injury-related causes

• head trauma.
• alcoholism.
• infection.
• multiple sclerosis, a chronic disease that affects the brain and spinal cord.
• stroke.
• transient ischemic attack (TIA), a temporary decrease of blood supply to your brain.
• genetic ataxias.