Cerebellum Flashcards

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Vermis

A

Fastigial vestibular

  • motor function- balance, eye movement, reflexes
  • cognitive function- autonomic arousal, limbic regulationg
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Intermediate

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Paravermal hemisphere

  • motor function- sensorimotor integration, movement execution
  • cognitive function- simple verbal responses to commands
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3
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Lateral

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Lateral hemisphere
-motor function- prep and planning movement
fine motor dexterity
eye movements
imagined movements
- cognitive function- verbal association
rule based learning
working memory 
problem solving
monitoring performance
temporal perception
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4
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Purkinje cells

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inhibitory- GABA

control thalamus and motor cortex through the deep nuclei

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5
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Unilateral lesion to lateral lobes

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Asthenia- loss of muscle strength
atonia- loss of muscle tone
Ataxia

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6
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Asynergia

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Difficulty coordinating muscular actions

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7
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decomposition of movement

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complex movements become broken down into single movements

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8
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Dysmetria

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poorly directed movements

intention tremor

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9
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when executing movements

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deviations from the line of movement

desdiadochokinesia

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10
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Midline cerebellar lesions

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Nystagmus
scanning speech
postural disorders

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11
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Essential tremor

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overactivity of the inferior olive
ETOH used GABA- agonist- increases activity of purkinje cells
GLU antagonist- decreases effect of Deep nucleus on thalamus and eventually the cortex

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