Flashcards in Cerebellum Deck (7)
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1
Q
Coordination problem..what could it be?
A
cerebellar
posterior column
extrapyramidal disease
2
Q
Unilateral cerebellar lesion
A
SOL ischaemia from vertebrobasilar disease MS paraneoplastic trauma
3
Q
Bilateral
A
Pheynytoin Friederich's ataxia Hypohtyroidism Paraneoplastic MS Truama (punch drunk) Arnold Chiari malformation Alcohol Large SOL, cerebrovascular disease, rare metabolic diseases
4
Q
Midline cerebellar lesion
A
Paraneoplastic
Midline tumour
5
Q
Rostral vermis lesion (only lower limbs affected)
A
alcohol
6
Q
Causes of spastic with ataxic paraparesis (UMN signs and cerebellar signs)
A
YOUNGER PERSON:
MS
Spinocerebellar degeneration
Arnold Chiari lesion at craniospinal junction
OLDER PERSON:
MS
syringomyelia
bilateral upper pons or Internal capsule infarct–>”ataxic hemiparesis”
lesion like meningioma at craniospinal junction
spinocerebellar degeneration
7
Q
Causes of parkinsonism
A
Idiopathic- PD Drugs- eg methyldopa Postencephalitis Wilson's disease Steele-Richardson syndrome Syphilis Tumour