What Is a Cerebellar Lesion
Cerebellar Lesions Are Most Often Associated with the Clinical Findings of Ataxia, Which May Affect the Limbs, Trunk, or Even Speech (Producing a Specific Type...
Cerebellar lesions are most often associated with the clinical findings of ataxia, which may affect the limbs, trunk, or even speech (producing a specific type of dysarthria known as scanning speech), dysequilibrium as manifested by a wide-based gait, and muscular hypotonia.
What causes a cerebellar lesion?
Cerebellar disorders have numerous causes, including congenital malformations, hereditary ataxias, and acquired conditions. Symptoms vary with the cause but typically include ataxia (impaired muscle coordination). Diagnosis is clinical and often by imaging and sometimes genetic testing.
What are the effects of cerebellar lesions?
Damage to the cerebellum can lead to: 1) loss of coordination of motor movement (asynergia), 2) the inability to judge distance and when to stop (dysmetria), 3) the inability to perform rapid alternating movements (adiadochokinesia), 4) movement tremors (intention tremor), 5) staggering, wide based walking (ataxic gait …
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