Effect of Balance Exercises on Balance and Walking a Patient with Ataxia Telangiectasia

Ataxia Telangiectasia is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by progressive neurological dysfunction, immunodeficiency, telangiectasia, chromosomal problems, and sensitivity to radiation, infection, susceptibility cancer. A 5-year-old girl with applied our rehabilitation center due balance coordination problems. Step length, double step width cadence were calculated in the patient distance parameters time of walk examined. The was also evaluated using pediatric scale. It can be said that exercises performed patients AT provide increases patient's balance, normalize gait pattern reducing ataxia.