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what are the symptoms of superior cerebellar artery syndrome?

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  1. ipsilateral dysmetria, limb ataxia 2. contralateral pain and temperature loss 3. contralateral superior oblique paralysis 4. ipsilateral Horner’s syndrome (ptosis, constricted pupil, flushed dry face)
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what is the lesion associated with Huntington’s chorea?

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  1. caudate and putamen primarily 2. also affects substantia nigra
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what is the lesion associated with hemiballism?

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subthalamic nucleus

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what are the signs and symptoms of midline (vermal) cerebellar lesions?

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clinical depression, hypotonia, and ataxia

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what are the signs and symptoms of lateral (hemispheric) cerebellar lesions?

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deficiency in spacial orientation, dysmetria,