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3 principle motor functions of cerebellum

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Tone

Posture and balance

Co-ordination of movements

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From which emrbyological precursor does cerebellum arise?

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From metencerphalic portion of rhombencephalon

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What are the three principle lobes of cerebellum

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Anterior

Posterior

Flocullus

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Function of flocculonodular lobe

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Balance (most primitive) of head and eyes

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Archicerebellum=

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Floculonodular lobe

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Paleocerebellum=

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Anterior lobe

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Function of anterior lobe of cerebellum?

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Tone

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Neocerebellum=

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Posterior lobe

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Function of posterior lobe

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Co-ordination of movement

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Which fissure divides anterior and posterior cerebellar lobes?

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Primary fissure

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Which fissure separates posterior lobe from floculonodular lobe

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Posterolateral fissure

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What is the name of the area of the cerebellum adjacent to the vermis?

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Paravermal area/ Intermediate zone

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What is the arrangement of the sensory homunculus of the cerebellum

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In which portion of the cerebellum is the control of trunk and axial musculature found?

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Vermal area

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Where in the cerebellum is the control of the hands or feet?

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Paravermal area

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What are the two types of grey matter in the cerebellum?

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Cerebellar cortex

Deep cerebellar nuclei

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How can the afferent fibres to cerebellum be classified?

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Those coming from alll portions of CNS - mossy fibres

Those coming from inferior olivary nucleus (olivocerebellar fibres- climbing fibres)

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Spartans are climbing the olive tree to cerebellar cortex

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Olivocerebellar fibres= climbing fibres

Spartans- contain aspartate

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All fibres which enter cerebellum are

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Exctitatory

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Which neurotransmitters are released by mossy fibres?

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Glutamate

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Layers of cerebellar cortex

My

Personal

Garden

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Molecular

Purkinje

Granular

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With what must all fibres entering cerebllar cortex synapse before entering cortex?

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Deep cerebellar nuclei

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With what deeper structure do cells from the purkinje layer synapse?

Is this inhibitory or excitatory?

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Deep cerebellar nuclei

Inhibitory (GABA)

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With what do climbing fibres synape?

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Dendrites of Purkinje cells in molecular layer of cerebellar cortex

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Output from cerebellum is from which structures?
Deep cerebellar nuclei
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With what layer of cortex do mossy fibres synapse?
Multiple dendrites with multiple granular cells
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What happens to axons from the granular cell layer
Ascend to molecular layer and connects with millions of Purkinje cell dendrites as parallel fibres
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Ratio of climbing fibre connections to Purkinje cells
1:1
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Granular cells release which neurotransmitter?
Glutamate
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What are the inhibitory cells of the granular layer of the cerebellar cortex? What stimulates them?
Golgi cells (stimulated by parallel fibres of granular cells and directly by mossy cells) Inhibitory to granular cells
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What are the inhibitory cells of the molecular layer?
Basket and stellate cells
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Function of stellate and basket cells
Inhibit Purkinje cells surrounding that activated by parallel fibres from the granular cell, dampens down background noise in effect.
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Spinocerebellum=
Paleocerebellum
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Archicerebellum=
Vestibulocerebellum
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Neocerebelllum=
Cerebrocerebellum
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What happens to fibres from vestibular system
Enters vestibular apparatus then cerebellum Some enter cerebellum directly
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Via which cerebellar peduncle do vestibulocerebellar fibres enter cerebellum?
Inferior cerebellar peduncle
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What happens to fibres from the deep nucleus of floculonodular lobe?
Some return to vestibular apparatus (cerebellovestibular fibres) Fibres from the vestibular apparatus descend as vestibulospinal tract some interact with reticular nuclei and descend in reticulospinal tract Some ascend from vestibular apparatus and influence CN3, 4, 6 as MLF
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What is the function of the vestibulospinal tract
Extensor muscle tone
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What is the deep nucleus of the floculonodular lobe?
Fastigial nucleus
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Through which cerebellar peduncle does the dorsal spinocerebellar tract pass?
Ipsilateral inferior cerbellar peduncle
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What is the nucleus of 2o spinocerebellar neurones?
Nucleus of Clark
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How does proprioceptive information from upper limb enter cerbellum?
Cuneocerebellar pathway
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How does ventral spinocerebellar pathway enter cerebellum?
Superior cerebellar peduncle then decussate again
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Where do ventral spinocerebellar neurones decussate?
At level of spinal cord and again in the cerebellum
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What additional information is carried by ventral spinocerebellar tract to cerebellum?
Carries information about descending corticospinal information
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What is the most lateral deep cerebellar nuclei?
Dentate nucleus
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What is the most medial deep cerebellar nuclei?
Fastigial
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Deep cerebellar nuclei from lateral to medial Don't eat greasy food
Dentate Emboliform Globose Fastigial
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With which system is the fastigial nucleus intimately associated?
Vestibulocerebellar
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With which system are the globose and emboliform nuclei associated?
Spinocerebellum
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Dentate nucleus associated with which cerebellum
Cerebrocerebellum/neocerebellum
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What are the interposed nuclei?
Globose and emboliform
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What is the output of the interposed nuceli?
Spinocerebellar outflow: Cerebellorubrothalamic fibres Cerebellothalamic fibres Cerrebellorubrospinal fibres
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What is the output of neocerebellum?
Via dentate nucleus: Dentorubrothalamic fibres Dentothalamic fibres
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What are the aminergic fibres of the cerebellum/
There are serotonin containing axons from the raphe nuclei of brainstem Noradrenergive fibres from the locus coeruleus
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What are the only excitatory cells in the cerebellar cortex?
Granule cells
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Describe the cerebellar circuit
Excitatory input is derived from mossy and climbing fibres which are received by Purkinje cells directly and indirectly. These are responsible for the inhibitory output of the cerebellar cortex The excitatory input to the Purkinje cells is. modified by modulating interneurons
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Deep cerebellar nuclei from medial to lateral
Fastigial Globose Emboliform Dentate FGED
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What are the sources of input to the deep cerebellar nuclei
Excitatory input derived from fibres originating in cells outside the cerebellum (ponotcerebellar, spinocerebellar, olivocerebellar fibres) Inhibitory input from fibres that arise from the Purkinje cells of cortex
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Which of the deep cerebellar nuclei projects through the inferior cerebellar peduncle?
Fastigial nucleus-\> brainstem Remaining nuclei project to brainstem and cortex via thalamus through the superior peduncle
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What are the main cerebellar afferents
Cortex Spinal cord Vestibular nerve
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Describe corticocerebellar afferents
Cortical projections synapse with three structures prior to the cerebellum- Pontine nuclei, inferior olivary nucleus, reticular formation
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Corticopontocerebellar pathway
Originates from a large area of the cerebral cortex descends through the corona radiata and IC and terminates in pontine nuclei The pontine nuclei cells give rise to mossy fibres that decussate to reach the opposite cerebellar hemisphere via the middle cerebellar peduncle
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Cortico-olivocerebellar pathway
Large area of cerebral cortex descending to bilateral inferior olivary nuclei. Cells of the olivary nuclei give rise to climbing fibres that cross the midline to enter the opposite cerebellar hemisphere via the inferior cerebellar peduncle
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Cortico-reticulocerebellar pathway
Descends from cortex and terminates bilaterally in the reticular formation to give mossy fibres that enter the ipsilateral cerebellar hemisphere via the inferior and middle cerebellar peduncle
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Which of the afferent cerebellar pathways is not bilateral
Corticopontocerebellar
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Which of the afferent cerebellar pathways passes through the inferior cerebellar peduncle?
Cortico-olivocerebellar Corticoreticulocerebellar
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Which of the afferent cerebellar pathways passes through the middle cerebellar peduncle?
Corticopontocerebllear Corticoreticulocerebellar
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What are the three afferent spinocerebellar pathways?
Ventral spinocerebellar tract Dorsal spinocerebellar Cuneocerebellar
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Ventral spinocerebellar
Originates in the ventral and intermediate gray matter of the spinal cord Most decussate to enter the contralateral ventral spinocerebellar tract on the other side but some ascend ipsilaterally. After ascending, the ventral spinocerebellar tract enters that cerebellum via the superior cerebellar peduncle, crosses the midline for a second time and terminates as mossy fibres in the ipsilateral cerebellar cortex Carries mainly proprioceptive fibres from the lower limbs to the ipsilateral cerebellum
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Ventral spinocerebellar tract function
Carries predominantly proprioceptive information from lower limbs to ipsilateral cerebellar hemisphere
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Dorsal spinocerebellar tract
Originates in nucleus dorsalis (Clarke's column) Most fibres uncrossed Ascends bilaterally in the ventrolateral region of the lateral funiculus Enters the cerebellum via the inferior cerebellar peduncle and terminates as mossy fibres Functionally this tract carries sensory information from one side of the body (trunk and lower. limbs) to the ipsilateral cerebellum
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Dorsal spinocerebellar tract function
Carries sesnory (mainly proprioceptive) from one side of the body to the ipsilateral cerebellum.
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Cuneocerebellar tract
Afferent cerebellar connection Originates in the accessory cuneate nucleus of the medulla Upper limb equivalent of dorsal spinocerebellar tract Enters ipsilateral cerebellar hemisphere via the inferior cerebellar peduncle. Transmits mainly proprioceptive information from upper limb and upper thorax
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Cuneocerebellar tract function
Analagous to dorsal spinocerebellar tract Proprioceptive information form upper limb and thorax
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Vestibular afferents
Vestibular nerve fibres terminate in vestibular nucleus then send mossy fibres to the ipsilateral flocculonodular lobe via the inferior cerebellar peduncle
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Efferent cerebellar connections
Entire output of the cerebellum is via the inhibitor Purkinje cells Cells of the deep cerebellar nuclei constitute the entire efferent outflow syste, These leave the cerebellum via the superior and inferior cerebellar peduncles to terminate in Red nucleus Thalamus Vestibular complex Reticular formation
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Efferent fibres transmitted by superior cerebellar peduncle
Fibres passing to red nucleus and thalamus
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Efferent fibres via inferior cerebellar peduncle
To vestibular and retiuclar formation
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Describe efferents to red nucleus
Globose and emboliform nuclei send fibres through the superior cerebellar peduncle to contralateral red nucleus. Which then projects fibres as the crossed rubrospinal tract
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The function of rubrospinal tract
Infleunces flexor activity of the extremities
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Which cerebellar nuclei send fibres to which red nucleus
Globose and emboliform to the contralateral red nucleus
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Fibres from left emboliform/globose nuclei exert influence via rubrospinal tract on which side of body
Left Contralateral red nucleus Then crossed rubrospinal tract
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Efferents from which cerebellar nuclei project to the thalamus
Dentate (and some from globose and emboliform) Via superior cerebellar peduncle Contralateral thalamus
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Coordination of which side of the body is influenced by the dentate nucleus?
Ipsilateral Sends fibres via the thalamus to the contralateral primary motor cortex, the corticospinal tract of which projects to the same side as the dentate.
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Which cerebellar nucleus sends efferent fibres to the vestibular complex
Fastigial nucleus
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Descirbe efferent cerebellar fibres to the vestibular complex
Axons from the fastigial nucleus pass through inferior cerebellar peduncle to terminate on the lateral vestibular nucleus on both sides Some Purkinje axons project directly onto the lateral vestibular nucleus. Neurones of the lateral vestibular nucleus form the uncrossed descending vestibulospinal tract Thus neurones from fastigial. nucleus facilitates ipsilateral extensor muscle tone.
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Cerebellar efferents to the reticular formation
Fastigial nucleus axons pass through the inferior cerebellar peduncle to synapse with cells in the reticular formation on both sides. The reticular formation descends as the reticulospinal tract which projects bilaterally to the spinal gray matter.
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Fibres in superior cerebellar peduncle
Efferent fibres from globose, emboliform and dentate nuclei Ventral spinocerebellar tract
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Middle cerebellar peduncle fibres
Afferent pontocerebellar fibres from contralateralside
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Inferior cerebellar peduncle fibres
Afferent fibres: Dorsal spinocerebellar tract Cuneocerebellar tract Olivocerebellear tract Vestibulocerebelar tract Reticulocerebellar tract Fastigial effernts to lateral vestibular nucleus and reticular formation
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What is the general function of the cerebellum
Receives cortical proprioceptive input, spinal proprioceptive input and vestibular input vai mossy and climbing fibres which excite Purkinje cells Purkinje cells inhibit deep cerebellar nuclei influence of descending motor pathways To modulate motor output based on information about joint position
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Vestibulocerebellum
Floculonodular lobe Receives mossy fibres from ipsilateral vestibular nuclei and vestibular ganglion via inferior cerebellar peduncles Also receives information from LGN, superior colliculi and striate cortex Sends efferents via Fastigial nucleus-\> inferior cerebellar peduncle-\> vestibular nuclei
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Function of vestibulocerebellum
Influences primary motor activity through its contacts with the vestibulospinal tract Concerned with adjustment of axial muscle tone and maintenance of equilibrium Role in eye movements, control and coordination of head and eye movements
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Spinocerebellum
Vermis and intermediate part of cerebellar hemisphere Somatosensory information from the dosral and ventral spinocerebellar tracts and auditory/visual/vestibular systems. Two parts are composed of two separate output pathways Vermis purkinje cells Intermediate cerebellar hemispheric cells Conrtols execution of movement and regulates muscle tone.
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Function of vermis Purkinje cells in spinocerebellum
Vermis Purkinje cells-\> Fastigial-\> reticular formation, lateral vestibular nucleus and 1o motor cortex via relays in ventorlateral thalamus-\> control of medial descending systems controlling axial and proximal musculature
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Function of intermediate Purkinje cells in spinocerebellum
Sends axons to interposed nuclei (globose and emboliform) which project to rubrospinal and lateral corticospinal tracts Responsible for control of the lateral descending systems which regulate appendicular muscles. Cross twice so ipsilateral
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Pontocerebellum
Large lateral regions of the cerebellar hemispheres Input is from latera areas of contralateral cerebral cortex, especially parietal and frontal lobes via corticopontine fibres that enter the cerebellum through the middle cerebellar peduncle Effernts project via dentate nuelcus to the ventrolateral nucleus of the thalamus to the primary motor cortex completing the corticopontinethalamocortical loop Decussates in both cerebellar peduncle and corticospinal tract so it is ipsilateral. Involved in precision in the conrtol of rapid limb movements and with tasks requiring fine dexterity.
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Destructive lesions in the pontocerebellum
Can lead to movement disorders e.g. delay in initiation or termination of movement or involuntary tremor at the end of a movement.
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Symptoms of cerebellar disease
HA N+V Gait disturbance Vertigo
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Midline structures in cerebellum
Anterior and posterior vermis Flocculonodular lobe Fastigial nuclei Involved in equilibrium required during ambulation, maintenance of truncal posture and control of extra-ocular eye movements
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Signs of midline cerebellar disease
Gait difficulty Truncal ataxia Abnormal head postures Oculomotor dysfunction
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Features of truncal instability 2o to cerbellar disease
May be manifested during walking by a tendency to fall towards the side of the lesion While sitting patient may lean or fall to one side
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Falling to left in cerebellar pathology
?Left sided lesions
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Gait disturbance in cerebellar disease
Wider than normal base Unsteadiness Irregularity of steps Lateral veering Lateral lesions tend to cause the patient to veer towards the side of the lesion Mild gait disturbance may be exacerbated by asking the patient to tandem walk.
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Abnormal head postures in cerebellar disease
May be due to midline or lateral lesions Can present as a head tilt or rotation
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Primary disorders of gaze with cerbellar pathoology
Nystagmus Ocular dysmetria
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Nystagmus associated with midline cerebellar pathology
Gaze-evoked Rebound Optokinetic
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Gaze evoked nystagmus
Fast saccade to laterally located target with slow movement back to mid-position
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Rebound nystagmus
Type of gaze-evoked nystagmus that changes direction after sustained lateral gaze or refixation to the primary position https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6089dz6
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Optokinetic nystagmus
Non-pathological nystagmus which develops normally when an individual attempts to count the stripes on a rotating drum or moving cloth strip In the presence of cerebellar disease, optokinetic nystagmus may become exaggerated, producing unusually large amplitudes of both the fast and slow components.
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Ocular dysmetria
Conjugate overshoot of a target with voluntary saccades Eyes appear to jerk back and forth because of repeated inaccuracies in saccadic movements intended to bring the target to the fovea.
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Signs of lateral cerebellar disease
Involves lateral hemisphere, dentate and interposed nuclei Hypotonia Dysarthria Limb ataxia Intention tremor Impaired check Oculomotor disorders
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Hypotonia in cerebellar disease
Seen in lateral cerebellar disease Decreased resistance to passive movement of the limbs May find an increased duration and amplitude of swing in patellar reflex (pendular cerebellar reflex), slower rate than clonus
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Pendular cerebellar reflex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_ff4FN8mGbc
Seen in the hypotonic lower limb in the context of cerebellar disorder Should be distinguished from clonus which at occurs at a more rapid rate.
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Dysarthria
Dysarthria of cerebellar disease is characterised by slow, laboured, slurred or garbled speech Intact comprehension and grammar
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Limb ataxia
Dysmetria and decomposition of movement Dysmetria- error in trajectory and speed of movement, most easily demonstrated in the UE using a finger to nose test. Frequently patients with cerebellar disease will have past-pointing with over or undershoot when approaching the nose Decomposition of movement involves errors in the sequence and speed of the component parts of the movement e.g. dysdiadochokinesia
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Intention tremor
Irregular rhythmic interruption of voluntary movement that begins and increases as the patient approaches a target Distinguished from rest tremor as it occurs on movement and from action tremor which is seen from beginning to end of the movement.
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Impaired check
Wide excursion of a limb following the involuntary displacement of lib.
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Oculomotor disorders with lateral hemispheric disease
Opsoclonus Ocular flutter Ocular bobbing Ocular myoclonus
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Opsoclonus
Constant, random, conjugate saccades of unequal amplitudes in all directions. Frequently they are most marked immediately before and after a fixation https://youtu.be/r1LQwWkaY9s?t=62
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Constant, random, conjugate saccades of unequal amplitudes in all directions. Frequently they are most marked immediately before and after a fixation https://youtu.be/r1LQwWkaY9s?t=62
Opsoclonus
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Ocular flutter
Rapid to and fro oscillations of the eyes Abrupt in onset lasting only for seconds and disturbing vision for duration of episode https://youtu.be/JV2z8bmTLHg?t=71
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Rapid to and fro oscillations of the eyes Abrupt in onset lasting only for seconds and disturbing vision for duration of episode https://youtu.be/JV2z8bmTLHg?t=71
Ocular flutter
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Ocular bobbing
Intermittent abrupt downward displacement of the eyes followed by a slow and synchronous return to primary position. Relatively quick downward displacement is slower than the fast phase of nystagmus Should be distinguished from downbeat nystagmus which is associated with cervicomedullary lesions. Horizontal eye movements are typically paralysed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAUT15d1YBU
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Intermittent abrupt downward displacement of the eyes followed by a slow and synchronous return to primary position. Relatively quick downward displacement is slower than the fast phase of nystagmus Should be distinguished from downbeat nystagmus which is associated with cervicomedullary lesions. Horizontal eye movements are typically paralysed
Ocular bobbing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAUT15d1YBU
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Ocular myoclonus
Rhythmic pendular oscillation of the eyes associated with synchronous oscillations of the palate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqZk5eeaL-U
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Rhythmic pendular oscillation of the eyes associated with synchronous oscillations of the palate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqZk5eeaL-U
Oculopalatal myoclonus This is a , usually vertical, pendular nystagmus associated with a synchronous rhythmic movement of the palate, developing months after a severe brain stem stroke. The stroke involves the dentato0rubro-olivary tract (Mollaret's triangle). MRI can show hypertrophy of the inferior olivary nucleus in the medulla.
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Hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD) is a rare condition characterized by a unique pattern of trans-synaptic degeneration. It is caused by a lesion in the triangle of Guillain and Mollaret, resulting in hypertrophy of the inferior olivary nucleus. Palatal myoclonus, rhythmic involuntary movement of the soft palate, uvula, pharynx, larynx and upper extremity are classically described clinical features
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Constituents of floculonodular lobe
Nodule Inferior medullary velum Flocullus
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9 lobules of the vermis LCCDFTPUN
Lingula Central lobule Culmen Decline Folium Tuber Pyramid Uvula Nodule
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Lingula (tongue) Light blue- SCP.
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Central lobule
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Culmen (i.e. highest point)
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Declive
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Folium
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Tuber
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Pyramid
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Uvula
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Nodule

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