Table 1.

Differential diagnosis for subacute ataxia in adults

Demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis

Systemic autoimmune disorders such as sarcoidosis, behcet's, lupus

Alcohol abuse, Wernicke's syndrome, Vitamin E, B12 deficiencies

Medication toxicities e.g., Phenytoin

Miller‐Fisher variant of Guillain–Barre syndrome

Steroid‐responsive encephalopathy associated with thyroid disease

Anti‐GAD antibody‐associated ataxia

Gluten ataxia, celiac disease

Atypical infections: progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, prion disease, Whipple's disease

Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration