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During most of his adult life, Brush suffered from locomotor ataxia, a painful neurological condition that weakened his health.—Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026 Manet was suffering from tabes dorsalis, the degeneration of nerves in the dorsal column of his spinal cord, a primary symptom of which was locomotor ataxia.—Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020