Cerebellum Dysfunctions Flashcards
Name the 11 dysfunctions of the cerebellum?
- GENERALIZED POOR CIRCULATION
- INTENTION TREMOR
- DYSMETRIA
- NYSTAGMUS
- DYSF OF BALANCE and EQUILIBRIUM
- VERTIGO
- DYSF OF MOTOR MEMORY
- DYSDIADOCHOKINESIA
- DECOMPOSITION OF MOVEMENT
- DECOMPOSITION OF SPEECH
- DYSTAXIA / ATAXIA
Name the first 5 dysfunctions of the cerebellum?
- GENERALIZED POOR CIRCULATION
- INTENTION TREMOR
- DYSMETRIA
- NYSTAGMUS
- DYSF OF BALANCE and EQUILIBRIUM
Name the final 6 dysfunctions of the cerebellum?
- VERTIGO
- DYSF OF MOTOR MEMORY
- DYSDIADOCHOKINESIA
- DECOMPOSITION OF MOVEMENT
- DECOMPOSITION OF SPEECH
- DYSTAXIA / ATAXIA
Describe “intention tremor”?
cerebellum dysfunction
BODY PART TREMORS DURING PURPOSEFUL ACTIVITY
Describe “dysmetria”?
cerebellum dysfunction
PASS-POINTING (inability to pinpoint)
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TROUBLE BRINGING A BODY PART TO A TARGET
What is “nystagmus” described as a combination of?
cerebellum dysfunction
INTENTION TREMOR \+ DYSMETRIA = NYSTAGMUS IN EYE MOVEMENT (eyes shimmy)
What is it called to experience hallucination of movement of ones body and/or external environment?
(cerebellum dysfunction)
VERTIGO
unbearable - think Sid Crosby
What would cerebellum dysfunctions of motor memory cause?
IMPAIRMENTS DOING FAMILIAR MOTOR FUNCTIONS
What is an inability to perform rapid alternating movements called?
(cerebellum dysfunction)
DYSDIADOCHOKINESIA
Describe “decomposition of movement”?
cerebellum dysfunction
MOTOR ACTIVITY BROKEN INTO SEPARATE ACTIONS
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INTENSE, FOCUSED, SLOW, ONE-AT-A-TIME
With decomposition of speech (scanning speech), the affected person would speak without what?
(cerebellum dysfunction)
PUNCTUATION
What is the aka for dystaxia / ataxia?
cerebellum dysfunction
DRUNKEN SAILORS GAIT
staggering, lurching
Which is more severe - dystaxia or ataxia?
cerebellum dysfunction
ATAXIA
What would you observe on someone walking with dystaxia?
cerebellum dysfunction
BODY PARTS IMPROPERLY ALIGNED WITH ACTIVITY
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EQUILIBRIUM POOR
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VISUAL COORDINATES IMPROPERLY INTERPRETED
