Cerebellar Syndrome

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Cerebellar Syndrome

Examination

• Nystagmus
  • lesion ipsilateral to fast phase
• Dysarthria
  • ataxic / staccato
• Finger nose ataxia
  • ipsilateral lesion
• Dysdiadochokinesis
• Heel-Shin ataxia
• Ataxic Gait

Causes

• demyelination
  • Multiple Sclerosis
• vascular
  • posterior circulation
• tumour
  • posterior fossa
• degenerative
  • malignancy
  • alcohol excess
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Friedrich's Ataxia
• primary / idiopathic
• drugs
  • phenytoin
  • Carbemazepine

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