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1
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What percentage of neurons of CNS are on the cerebellum?

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50

2
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What does the cerebellum do?

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Coordinates movement and postural control by comparing actual motor output with the intended movement and then adjust the movement as necessary

3
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What else is cerebellum involved in?

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Is involved in learning timing and rhythm of movements, synchronization of movements, and learning to correct motor errors

4
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Three layers of the cerebellum:

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outer layer
middle layer
inner layer

5
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What are the neurons of the crerebellum?

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principal: purkinje fibers

interneurons

6
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What are the afferent fibers of the cerebellum?

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mossy fibers

climbing fibers

7
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Mossy fibers:

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from spinal cord, reticular formation, and vestibular system ; convey information regarding sensory, equilibrium and motor information

8
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Climbing fibers:

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from inferior olivary neucleus; convey information regarding movement error

9
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Three lobes of cerebellum:

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Anterior
Posterior
Flocculonodular

10
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Three groups of peduncles of cerebellum:

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superior cerebellar peduncles
middle cerebellar peduncles
inferior cerebellar peduncles

11
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Superior cerebellar peduncles

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to midbrain

12
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Middle cerebellar peduncles

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receives input from pons

13
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Inferior cerebellar peduncles

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bidirectional

14
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Cerebellar nuclei from medial to lateral are

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Fastigial nucleus
Globose
Emboliform
Dentate

15
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Vertically, the cerebellum can be divided into sections:

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Midline vermis
Paravermal hemisphere
Lateral hemisphere

16
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What are the three anatomic regions or functional divisions ?

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vestibulocerebellum (flocculonodular lobe)
spinocerebellum
cerebrocerebellum

17
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Three broad classes of human movement:

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Elquilibrium
Gross movement of limbs
fine, distal, voluntary movement

18
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Equilibrium:

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Is regulated by the vestibulocerebellum (flocculonodular lobe) that receives information from vestibular receptors, and sends information to the vestibular nuclei; influence eye movements and postural muscles

19
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Gross movements of limbs:

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Are coordinated by the spinocerebellum which receives proprioceptive information from muscle spindles and visual and auditory information; control ongoing movements through medial and lateral motor tracts

20
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Fine, distal, voluntary movements:

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Are coordinated by the cerebrocerebellum that is related to processing in the cerebral cortex and coordinate movements via lateral motor tracts

21
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Unilateral lesions of cerebellum affect:

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same side of the body

22
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Why are cerebellar signs ipsilateral?

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  1. output paths of medial tracts remain ipsilateral
  2. cerebellar efferents project to contralateral cerebral cortex and red nucleus whose descending tracts cross the midline
23
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Ataxia:

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describes the uncoordinated voluntary, normal-strength, jerky, and inaccurate movements that are not due to hypertonia or contracture

24
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What results in truncal ataxia?

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Lesions to vermal and flocculonodular lobe

25
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What do prarvermal lesions result in?

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gait and limb ataxia

26
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What do lateral cerebellar lesions result in?

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hand ataxia

27
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Limb ataxia resulting from spinocerebellar lesions has what manifestations:

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dysdiadochokinesia
dymetria
action tremor

28
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Dysdiadochokinesia

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inability to rapidly pronate and supinate the forearm

29
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Dysmetria:

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inability to rapidly move an intended distance

30
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Action tremor

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shaking of the limb during voluntary movement

31
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What can also produce ataxia?

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Interference with transmission of somatosensory information to the cerebellum, either by lesions of the spinocerebellar tracts or by peripheral neuropathy,

32
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What can also produce ataxia in lower limbs?

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Sensory deficits or paravermal cerebellar lesions

33
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How is cerebellar and somatosensory ataxia differentiated?

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Romberg test, tests of proprioception, vibration sense, and ankle reflexes

34
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What is the Romberg test:

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Measures the ability to use proprioceptive information for standing balance

35
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How is Romberg test performed?

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Patient stands with his or her feet together, first with eyes open for 30 seconds and then with eyes closed for 30 seconds
pass or fail

36
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What is criteria for failure of the Romberg test?

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moving the arms to maintain balance, opening the eyes during the eyes closed section, beginning to fall, or requiring assistance

37
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How do cerebellar limb ataxia individuals present in the Romberg test:

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unable to stand with feet together, with or without vision, and have normal vibratory sense, proprioception, and ankle reflexes

38
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How to sensory ataxia individuals present?

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are able to stand steadily with feet together with eyes open for 30 seconds, but balance is impaired when the eyes are closed

39
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What is impaired with sensory ataxia?

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Conscious proprioception and vibratory sense are impaired, ankle reflexes are decreased or absent