What's the difference between ataxia and bedlam?

Ataxia


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Ataxy

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Ketamine alone caused ataxia even in the lowest dose used.
  • (2) Serum copper concentration also was measured in dams and kids in a control herd that had no history of ataxia.
  • (3) Then, all had eye movements disturbances and ataxia.
  • (4) He was unable to walk alone at 2 years of age and developed seizures and intermittent ataxia at 5 years of age.
  • (5) On admission, neurological examination revealed staggering gait and the right cerebellar ataxia showing dysmetria and dysdiadochokinesis.
  • (6) The clinical presentation of our family includes amyotrophic changes in some affected family members in addition to ataxia.
  • (7) The isointensity bands in the ischemic area on T2-weighted images showed the spared transverse fibers originating from the contralateral pontine nuclei, and this may explain the cause of the unilateral ataxia.
  • (8) Four patients with autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia and retinal degeneration underwent neurologic and ophthalmologic examinations and computer-assessed corneal electroretinography.
  • (9) The results are discussed in terms of the possible induction of radiogenic lesions in DNA by ultraviolet radiations and the possible mechanisms of radiation sensitivity in ataxia-telangiectasia.
  • (10) This microheterogeneity of serum AFP was studied in seven patients with ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) in order to determine the tissue of origin of their elevated AFP levels.
  • (11) A cat which developed a change of temperament, with muscle tremors, ataxia and pupillary dilatation was suspected and later confirmed histopathologically to have a spongiform encephalopathy.
  • (12) A study of lipid metabolism in 14 patients with ataxia-teleangiectasia also demonstrated an increase of lipid content in myelin, free cholesterol, etherconnected cholesterol, triglycerides and diglycerides in the plasma.
  • (13) The levorotatory form of 5-hydroxytryptophan significantly improved the ataxia score.
  • (14) The rise in FEP in Friedreich's ataxia correlated well with the age of the individual and thus appears to be related to the course of the disease.
  • (15) These results indicate that in spite of cerebellar degeneration and ataxia, lurcher mutants are not impaired in all tests measuring motor function.
  • (16) Both calves had a history of progressive incoordination and ataxia.
  • (17) The progression of scoliosis was found to be an important tool in the differential diagnosis of ataxias.
  • (18) Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a progressive neurologic disorder in which there is varied immune dysfunction, an excess sensitivity to ionizing radiation, and a striking predisposition to cancer.
  • (19) Although some PCD neuropsychological test scores were abnormal, these results could not, in general, be dissociated from the effects of dysarthria and ataxia.
  • (20) Dose response curves for acute and protracted exposures have been obtained for cells derived from patients with cancer-prone syndromes including ataxia telangiectasia (AT) and Bloom's syndrome.

Bedlam


Definition:

  • (n.) A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse.
  • (n.) An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.
  • (n.) Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
  • (a.) Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But among that bedlam, there has been one traditional, homegrown success story – a debut album by a young British band that has, in the UK at least, outsold Kanye's Yeezus , Miley's Bangerz and Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines .
  • (2) Where other sources of Georgian entertainment, from public dissections and freak shows to Bedlam and the Foundling Hospital, have, for one reason or another, fallen by the wayside, the exhibition of exotic beasts remains popular enough for someone such as Gill, a self-described “animal nutritionist”, to make a fortune out of it.
  • (3) He bolted out from behind the desk, through the lobby, down a set of steps and outside, arriving into bedlam.
  • (4) Amid the melee, Morsi and his colleagues rejected the authority of the court before the bedlam forced the presiding judge to adjourn proceedings until 8 January.
  • (5) The first object confronting the modern visitor is a towering mahogany and brass collection box with a brutally frank inscription: “Pray remember the poor lunatics.” It dates from the days of the harsh Georgian regime depicted in William Hogarth’s Rake’s Progress, when beating in the original Bedlam was regarded as a therapeutic shock for the mentally ill. Curator Victoria Northwood said she felt it was important to tackle the hospital’s history head on.
  • (6) Cue bedlam in the stands, with those Hammers fans in attendance relishing seeing a side that had continued to show spirit and determination during this contest getting some reward.
  • (7) It was the prompt for bedlam and a richly deserved victory, which might just be Ireland’s finest of all time.
  • (8) These were families coming out [to protest] so it was just bedlam at the beginning.
  • (9) José Mourinho , hands sunk deep into his coat pockets, was unmoved in his technical area as the hush gave way to bedlam all around.
  • (10) Such bedlam might have caused an overdose of glee among Tottenham fans.
  • (11) Schieffer was the night police reporter that evening, and d escribed in an article for Poynter how, amid the newsroom bedlam in the wake of Kennedy's shooting, he grabbed a ringing phone to find a woman ask: "Is there anyone there who can give me a ride to Dallas?"
  • (12) As you go in you see the original large stone gatepost sculptures that graced the entrance of Hogarth’s Bedlam when he depicted people on Sunday afternoon tours to stare at the lunatics.
  • (13) Billy bookcases and the ​definitive meatball – inside the new Ikea museum Read more Rory Firth, 40, from Maidenhead, said: “It was just bedlam.
  • (14) The unfortunate Bell however was flung into Bedlam and people came to laugh at him.
  • (15) With its severe and growing problems with traffic jams, Mumbai certainly sets an international benchmark for what the Economist has labelled “traffic bedlam” .
  • (16) When the 23-year-old looked again and realised he had registered, up he rose to his feet and what followed was bedlam, as high emotion gripped the Stade de France.
  • (17) It was an epic contest and, when it was all done, the final explosion of joy and bedlam told us Brazil had made it to the quarter-finals and the World Cup would not have to go on without its hosts.
  • (18) It was in the bedlam of the away‑team dressing room, as the European Cup was being hoisted between delirious players bouncing for joy amid the piles of soiled kit and scattered bottles of energy drink, that Roman Abramovich delivered a pledge.
  • (19) These are the subtleties Hodgson can tweak before the “derby” frenzy predicted by Gareth Bale for Lens on Thursday, when the bedlam will hopefully be confined to the pitch and the game better suited to the Premier League.
  • (20) But Jenkins had a clean look, and he leapt, and flung, and the backboard glowed blood-red and the buzzer blared and the ball dropped clean through the net, and there was instant bedlam as Villanova jumped and danced at the staggering wonder of their victory, and Carolina’s players walked off straight away, because what else could they do?