Post-infectious: The childhood onset of acute ataxia is often brief and fully reversible and is likely an automimmune reaction associated with a prior infection. Conceptually, view like an adult guillain-barre syndrome, in that case peripheral nerves. Have no knowledge of any relationship with trauma of any kind.
Answered 3/13/2013
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Unlikely: Acute cerebellar ataxia has been known to occur shortly after chicken pox infection (cerebellitis).
Answered 3/14/2013
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