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1
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Define dysmetria.

A

Errors in range and force of movement–causes “past-pointing”

2
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Define hypermetria.

A

Voluntary muscular movement that over reaches intended target

3
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Define ataxia.

A

Loss of muscular coordination due to errors in range, rate, force, and direction of movement

4
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Define dysdiadicohokinesia.

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Impaired rapid alternating movements

5
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Define dysarthria.

A

Disorder in articulating speech

6
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Define intention tremor/ action tremor.

A

Involuntary, oscillatory motion during a voluntary movement

7
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Define nystagmus.

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Involutnary oscillatory movements of the eye

8
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Define hypotonia.

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Diminished resistance to passive movement

9
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Define synergy.

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Movements are coordinated over to or more joints to make a smooth movement

10
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Define asynergy.

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Decomposition of complex movements

11
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Define decomposition of movement.

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Errors in the timing of complex multi-joint movements; instead, these are performed in sequence

12
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Define pendular knee jerk.

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Swinging back and forth of the leg on patellar tendon exam

13
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Define titubation.

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Tremor of the entire trunk or head during stance & gait

14
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Define static tremor.

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Tremor seen in patient with cerebellar lesion when holding limb up against gravity

15
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Define rebound phenomenon/ lack of check.

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Inability of the agonist and antagonist to adapt to rapid changes in load

16
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What are the three functional divisions of the cerebellum? Draw and label a diagram of these functional divisions in horizontal section.

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1) Spinocerebellum
2) Cerebrocerebellum
3) Vestibulocerebellum

17
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What nuclei do the three functional divisions of the cerebellum synapse with?

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1) Spinocerebellum= interposed & fastigial
2) Cerebrocerebellum= dentate
3) Vestibulocerebellum= vestibular

18
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Where do the thee functional divisions of the cerebellum project after their nuclear synapses? What is the general function of these connections?

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1) Spinocerebellum= UMN of the motor cortex
- Motor execution

2) Cerebrocerebellum= UMN of premotor cortex
- Motor planning

3) Vestibulocerebellum= LMN of the spinal cord
- Balance & equilibrium

19
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What are the effects of a lesion to the vestibulocerebellum?

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1) Ataxia
2) Cerebellar nystagmus
3) Deficits in smooth eye movements

*Patient will have a wide-based stance to compensate for balance disturbance

20
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What are the effects of a lesion to the spinocerebellum?

A

1) Hypotonia
2) Dysmetria
3) Intention tremor
4) Pendular reflexes

21
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What are the effects of a lesion to the cerebrocerebellum?

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1) Delays in initiating and terminating movement
2) Problems with multi-joint movement (synergy)
3) Impairment of skilled sequences of movement e.g. speech & playing an instrument

22
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Do lesions to the cerebellum cause ipsilateral or contralateral symptoms?

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Cerebellar lesions cause IPSILATERAL symptoms

23
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Which cell type is the source of axons leaving the cerebellar cortex?

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Purkinje cells are the only cell type to project out of the cerebellum

**Purkinje cells are always INHIBITORY

24
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Which cerebellar cortex cell makes excitatory synapses?

A

Granule Cell Layer

25
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What is the difference between mossy fiber and climbing fiber input?

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Mossy fibers= neurons from spinal cord/ brainstem to cerebellum

  • Low-level excitation that must sum
  • Causes Na+ dependent spikes

Climbing fibers= neurons from inferior olive of the brainstem to cerebellum

  • Highly excitatory
  • Causes Ca++ dependent spikes

*****Note that each climbing fiber contacts 1-10 purkinje cells

26
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What is the effect of each type of input on the Purkinje cells?

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Climbing fibers= excitation with enough force to cause spike in purkinje cell

Mossy= low level excitation that must sum for action potential in purkinje cell

27
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Deficiency of which vitamin is associated with atrophy of the anterior lobe of the cerebellum?

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Thiamine B1 deficiency

*****This is associated with chronic alcoholism

28
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What is the association between MS & the cerebellum?

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Cerebellar symptoms are commonly affected in patients with MS; specifically,

1) Cerebellum itself
2) Cerebellar peduncles
3) Afferent or efferent brainstem pathways associated with the cerebellum

29
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What is Friedrich’s Ataxia?

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Recessively inherited spinocerebellar ataxia

  • Trinucloetide repeat expansion: GAA
  • Chromosome 9

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