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Methods: According to the PRISMA guidelines, we searched PubMed Medline, SCOPUS, WOS, CINAHL, PEDro and other sources for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed the effectiveness of VRBI, compared to others, on the severity of ataxia, balance, mobility and manual dexterity in patients with ataxia. The pooled effect was calculated using Cohen\u2019s standardized mean difference (SMD) and a 95% confidence interval (95% CI). Results: With data from seven RCTs, providing data from 171 patients with ataxia, our meta-analysis elucidated that VRBI is effective in reducing the severity of ataxia (SMD = \u22120.43; 95% CI \u22120.84 to \u22120.03; p = 0.04) and increasing functional balance (SMD = 0.97; 95% CI 0.16 to 1.78; p = 0.02) and manual dexterity (SMD = \u22120.63; 95% CI \u22121.16 to \u22120.11; p = 0.018). 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