Cerebellum

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Cerebellar cortex

Figure 1: Other neuron classifications¹

Dysfunction

DPT 836

Lesions result in issues with movement coordination, equilibrium, and postural and proximal stability

Deficits in cerebellar function

• 1.13 DEFICITS IN CEREBELLAR FUNCTIONS ..389²

• Ataxia
• Hypermetria
• Adiadochokinesia
• Asynergy
• Flaccidity
• Cerebellar tremor
• Eye movement disturbances
• Paleocerebellar and Neocerebellar syndrome
• Paleocerebellar syndrome
• Neocerebellar syndrome
• Pseudogerebellar syndrome

Rehabilitation

• 1.13.3 Rehabilitation in Cerebellar Dysfunctions²

Prognosis

• 1.13.4 Prognosis of Cerebellar Dysfunctions²

Symptoms

• Cerebellar Ataxic Gait

References

1.

Betts JG, Blaker W. Anatomy and Physiology. 2nd ed. OpenStax; 2022. https://openstax.org/details/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/?Book%20details

2.

Kolar P. Clinical Rehabilitation. 1st ed. Dynamic Neurological Stabilization; 2014.