1
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Vestibulocerebellum
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- Coordinates eye and head movement for gaze stabilization and coordinated movement (smooth pursuit)
- Coordinates vestibulospinal responses
2
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Spinocerebellum
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- Dynamic control of movements of trunk (vermal) and limbs (paravermal)
3
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Cerebrocerebellum (lateral portion of anterior and posterior lobes)
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- Motor planning for anticipatory control
- Schema of body
- Fine motor activities
4
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Damage to Flocculonodular lobe and vermis
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- Disturbances of equilibrium of trunk and head-eye movement difficulties
5
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Damage to more lateral regions
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- Hypotonia
- Ataxia
- General loss of coordination
- Dysmetria
- Intention tremor
- Dysdiadochokinesia
- Movement decomposition
- Scanning speech & dysarthria
- Impaired motor learning skills
6
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What deficit can occur anywhere in cerebellum?
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Nystagmus
7
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Ipsilateral v. bilateral/contralateral deficits
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- Ipsilateral - lateral regions
- Contralateral/bilateral - intermediate areas
8
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Common pathologies of Cb
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- Tumor
- Acoustic Schwannoma
- Trauma
- Vascular
- Toxins
- Infections
- MS
- Degenerative disorders
- Cancer
9
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Non-inherited ataxia causes
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- Vascular
- Brain lesion/tumor
- Toxins
- Infections
- Paraneoplastic sydromes
- MSA
- Vitamin E deficiency
- MS
10
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Inherited ataxia causes
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- Friedrich’s
- Spinocerebellar
- Episodic
- Fragile X tremor
- Dentatorubo-pallidoluysian atrophy
- Vitamin E deficiency
- Wilson’s disease
- Metabolic disorder
11
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Types of ataxia
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- Cerebellar, vestibular, sensory
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