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Cerebellar Disease Flashcards

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Acronym for signs of cerebellar ataxia

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DANISH

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What does DANISH stand for

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Dysdiadochokinesia
Ataxia
Nystagmus
Intention tremor
Slurred speech
Hypotonia/ Heel-shin test

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Acronym for causes of cerebellar disease

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PASTRIES

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What does PASTRIES stand for

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Paraneoplastic syndromes
Abscess / Atrophy
Stroke / Sclerosis
Trauma
Raised ICP
Infection
Ethanol / poisons
Spinocerebellar ataxia

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What do lesions to cerebellar vermis cause

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Typically truncal ataxia and gait instability

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What do lesions to cerebeller hemisphere cause

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Cause signs in the ipsilateral limb

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