Question 1

what is alcoholic cerebellar degeneration?

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Special case: In people who have drunk a lot of alcohol, the upper half of the middle ("vermis") of the cerebellum shrinks ("superior vermal atrophy"), telling the radiologist or pathologist about alcohol use.  Beyond contributing some to the overall clumsiness and perhaps personality problems of longtime heavy drinkers, this is not really an entity in itself.

Question 2

nutrition beneficial for cerebellar degeneration?

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Little to offer: There is one uncommon form of cerebellar degeneration that is kept at bay by very large doses of vitamin e.  A b-complex with c vitamin is sometimes given to anyone with brain disease.  Beyond this, the primary cerebellar degenerations are progressive and incurable (the only real mimic is paraneoplastic cd).  Love those around you & be sure they know of your wishes and needs.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: cerebellar degeneration?

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Cerebellar: degeneration= deterioration of the cerebellum, due to a variety of causes

Question 4

what nutritional changes are ehlpful  for cerebellar degeneration?

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Little to offer: There is one uncommon form of cerebellar degeneration that is kept at bay by very large doses of vitamin e.  A b-complex with c vitamin is sometimes given to anyone with brain disease.  Beyond this, the primary cerebellar degenerations are progressive and incurable (the only real mimic is paraneoplastic cd).  Love those around you & be sure they know of your wishes and needs.

Question 5

what is the treatment for cerebellar degeneration?

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Cerebellar degenerat: Cerebellar degeneration can happen from many causes, some reversible, some not.  So the answer depends on what the cause is.  Here is more information: http://www.Ninds.Nih.Gov/disorders/cerebellar_degeneration/cerebellar_degeneration.Htm.

Question 6

what are the tests for cerebellar degeneration?

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Exam & imaging: Any physician can spot the more-or-less symmetrical loss of coordination.  Imaging studies will often show cerebellar shrinkage.  A smoker needs to be checked for a hidden lung cancer that can damage the cerebellum remotely.  Most of these have an associated damaged gene and a dna lab may discover it after the diagnosis of cd is finalized.

Question 7

what are the symptoms of cerebellar degeneration?

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The easy ones first!: If you want to learn about cerebellar degeneration, I recommend the book "Cerebellar Degenerations: Clinical Neurobiology." 512 pp, price new $487.83 at Amazon, but used only $474.08. If that's more brain/pain than you bargained for, try the NINDS Cerebellar Degeneration page at http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebellar_degeneration/cerebellar_degeneration.htm.

Question 8

how do you get a spino cerebellar degeneration disease?

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Spino cerebellar deg: There are a number of causes of this disorder, some genetic, some environmental.  For more information, see: http://www.Ninds.Nih.Gov/disorders/ataxia/ataxia.Htm.

Question 9

can stem cells be used to treat cerebellar degeneration?

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Not yet.: Stem cells are currently used in bone marrow transplants used to treat leukemia.  But they may have the potential to treat diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injuries, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, and muscle damage.  However, more work is needed.

Question 10

what is cerebellar degeneration?

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Illness family: This is a group of thankfully-uncommon illnesses, almost all of them genetic, in which the principal cells of the cerebellar cortex die off over time.  Generalized lack of coordination results.  One is treatable with big doses of vitamin E but this does not touch the rest.  The other entity to rule out is remote effects of a small lung cancer.  Good luck.

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