Injuries

Question 1

Flocculonodular Lobe

Answer 1

Dysequilibrium
Initial trunk lean
Truncal Ataxia
Nystagmus
Abnormal saccades & smooth pursuit
Hyperreflexive VOR

Question 2

Vermis

Answer 2

Paranoia and flat affect and anxiety disorder, irritability
Truncal ataxia
Nystagmus
Abnormal saccades & smooth pursuit

Question 3

Parvermis

Answer 3

Gait ataxia
Limb ataxia - dysdiadochokinesia
Dysmetria - hyper/hypo
Ataxic dysarthria - dysdiadochokinesia of speech

Question 4

Lateral Hemisphere

Answer 4

Limb ataxia - including fine motor 
Dysdiadochokinesia
Dysmetria - hyper/hypo
Lacking fluidity in language - hard time with verbs and metaphors and analogies
Visuospatial processing difficulties

Question 5

Other cerebellar signs/symptoms are what and caused by?

• involuntary oscillation during voluntary movement
• Worsens as approach target
• Large amplitude and lower frequency, non-rhythmic

-Affects 50% of patients with cerebellar injuries

Answer 5

Tremors - intention/action tremors

Question 6

Other cerebellar signs/symptoms - Tremors that are?
Proximal muscles > distal
Seen when holding a static position against gravity

Answer 6

Postural

Question 7

Other cerebellar signs/symptoms - Tremors that are?

Occurs at the start of a movement?

Answer 7

Kinetic

Question 8

Other cerebellar signs/symptoms - What kind may also be related to the cerebellum?

Answer 8

Essential tremors - causes involuntary and rhythmic shaking (think grandpa)