Definition:
Tabes dorsalis is another name for locomotor ataxia, or the paralysis of the motor nerves. This is the degeneration of the motor nerves in the spinal cord resulting to incontrollable urination, loss of coordination and dystrophy. This condition is usually a result of syphilis.
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