Cerebellar disorders have numerous causes, including congenital malformations, hereditary ataxias, and acquired conditions. Symptoms vary with the cause but typically include ataxia (impaired muscle coordination). ... The cerebellum has 3 parts:
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Although disorders of the cerebellum impair the rate, range, and force of movement, they, except for tremors, are generally not considered movement disorders (see Movement and Cerebellar Disorders: Cerebellar Disorders).
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Many diseases involve the cerebellum and produce ataxia, which is characterized by incoordination of balance, gait, extremity and eye movements, and dysarthria. Cerebellar lesions do not always ... The cognitive and psychiatric components of the CCAS, together with the ataxic motor disability of cerebellar disorders,
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Autism and Asperger's disorder (AD) are childhood developmental disorders of unknown aetiology. Autism and AD share several behavioural features, and it is not clear whether they are distinct disorders or variants of the same disorder.
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Broadly speaking, there are many disorders that cause shrinkage of the cerebellum -- such as hereditary degenerations or toxins. There are very few disorders that cause shrinkage of the brainstem - -these are mainly hereditary degenerations.
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Muscle Disorders ... Neuromuscular Disorders ... The primary NIH organization for research on Movement Disorders is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke...
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Cerebellar disorder: condition in which there is a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of the cerebellum; manifestations of cerebellar dysfunction include dysmetria, gait ataxia, and muscle hypotonia. ... Anxiety Disorders...
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Autonomic Nervous System Disorders Chapter ... Cerebellar Disorders Chapter ... Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders Chapter...
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2. Physiology of the cerebellum; 3. Symptoms of cerebellar disorders; 4. Clinical scales; 5. Diagnosis of cerebellar disorders as a function of age; 6. Overview of the general management of cerebellar disorders; 7. Malformations;
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(Remember, to get to cortex you must go through thalamus.) The output of the cerebellum is excitatory, while the basal ganglia are inhibitory. The balance between these two systems allows for smooth, coordinated movement, and a disturbance in either system will show up as movement disorders.
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