Lecture 25: cerebellar disease - CLINICAL

Question 1

Cerebellar function?

Answer 1

Controls coordination of motor system to allow:

1. Precise motor movement
2. Accurate timing of coordinated movements

Question 2

Cerebellar disease symptoms?

associated symptoms?

Answer 2

1. Dysarthia - issues speaking
2. dysphagia - difficulty swallowing
3. limb clumbsiness - slow, intention tremour
4. gait problems - fall often, broad based walking

+/- visual symptoms (oscillopsia, nystagmus or square wave jerks), vertigo, nausea and vomiting

Question 3

In pure cerebellar disease there is no ________ and ______, ________ and _______ are all normal?

Answer 3

In pure cerebellar disease there is no weakness and muscle tone, reflexes and sensation are all normal?

Question 4

Causes of cerebellar disease?

Answer 4

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• Congenital
• Inflammation
• infection
• vascular disease
• Tumours
• Degenerative
• Trauma
• Metabolic disorder
• Nutritional