Cerebellar Disorders
Basics of the Cerebellum
Cerebellar Lesions
– the main clinical effect of a cerebellar lesion is a type of incoordination known as ataxiaParkinson’s Disease
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Parkinson’s |
Essential tremor (action tremor) |
relation of tremor to activity: |
rest> action |
postural-action |
distribution |
arms, legs, lower face |
hands, head, voice |
family history |
unusual |
common |
age of onset |
50-70 |
any, most > 50 |
initial history |
week-months |
months-years |