ISSN: 2642-6250
Authors: Desmond Ayim-Aboagye*
A police constable who suddenly suffered Ataxia Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 3 was mobbed by his comrades because he misbehaved and walked strangely at the workplace. Initially, his comrades commenced to despise and confront him with insults until a proper diagnosis was made by a neurologist that he was suffering from Ataxia. Soon after that, the patient became bewildered and did not know what to do with his life. Moreover, he had neither heard of his family members nor extended family having been plagued by this neurological disorder. This longitudinal study, therefore, observed one 45-year-old patient with a wife and 4 children whose onset of managing ataxia disorder had been perceptually sanctioned and punished for his strange walking behavior. For the past three years, he had lived symptomatically, and now, he has been correctly diagnosed with spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 since the year 2022. He had wondered whether it was acquired or inherited Ataxia and characteristically found the situation unbearable, especially when he sat on a chair and felt waist pain. The experience of neuropathy and pain increased his problem of daily existence. The study utilized interviews, structured interviews, and WhatsApp videos to gather information which seems to give a high reliability and validity of data. The patient now receives a doctor's treatment and advice concerning medications and treatment with drugs. After initial help he had already received from other professionals such as nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and general doctors, he has come to associate with other patients suffering from Ataxia disorders and other neurological disorders. Local Ataxia Support Group, Patients, Caregivers, and family are very supportive.
Keywords: Ataxia; Chronic Pain; Coping strategies; Drugs; Pain treatments; Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 3
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