Question 1

what sort of disease is cerebellar syndrome?

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Incoordination: There are several features of people with cerebellar dysfunction with symptoms ranging from walking incoordination, hand incoordination, inability to do alternating movements, eye dysfunction and multiple others.  Basically, your cerebellum coordinates the complex movements of your body and therefore cerebellar syndrome is a dysfunction of that coordination. It can be much more complex than this.

Question 2

are there long-term effects of cerebellar syndrome?

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Imbalance: The "cerebellar syndrome" refers to imbalance, primarily when walking, known as ataxia.  If the cerebellar dysfunction is temporary, imbalance may improve.  If disease is progressive, ataxia worsens. Recently cognitive functions have been discovered which are modified by the cerebellum but these are not considered in the "cerebellar syndrome".

Question 3

what kind of pills or treatment can somebody get for cerebellar syndrome?

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Need more info: Cerebellum is the part of the brain..Integrates input from the other parts of brain and body. More details about what is being described as cerebellar syndrome.

Question 4

how common is it for somebody to get posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome?

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Depends: In the general population, it is rare. However, among people with strokes, it is common enough to have an eponym (wallenberg syndrome).

Question 5

what is the statistics of cerebellar hypoplasia in children?

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Please be specific: Cerebellar hypoplasia is a descriptive term for many individual entities affecting brain development. It can occur in isolation or part of a complex syndrome. It has been found in cases with linkage to anomalies on the x, 3rd, 7th, 9th, 14th & 17th chromosomes. Their also sibling pairs that define autosomal recessive cases. All are considered rare with outcomes varying to the degree of defect.

Question 6

do children with smaller cerebellum have cerebellar hypoplasia?

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Not necessarily: Cerebellar hypoplasia means failure of the normal development of the cerebellum so that it is smaller than normal at birth. This is just one of many causes of small cerebellum; the other causes being due to the shrinking of the cerebellum after birth (atrophy). So, not all children with a small cerebellum have hypoplasia. The radiologist will often be able to tell the difference between the two.

Question 7

what damages the cerebellum?

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Lots: Injury through being hit, falls, acceleration, deceleration, ischemia, hemorrhage, toxicity, inflammation, infection, cancer, the list goes on and on...

Question 8

whats cerebellar hypoplasia?

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See below : A neurological condition in which the cerebellum is smaller than usual often due to under development.

Question 9

what is a low hanging cerebellum?

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Congenital variation: Arnold chiari syndrome describes a congenital abnormal positioning at the cerebellum and brainstem, and may be totally symptomatic or if advanced could cause problems with gait, leg strength, coordination, etc.  The cerebellum might be affected by a brain tumor or mass and this could cause a more malignant problem.

Question 10

what is the cerebellum responsible for?

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Cerebellum: The cerebellum is responsible for coordinating movements.  Coordination is helpful for balance, fine motor tasks, complex motor tasks, including walking, throwing, using stairs, riding a bike, gymnastics, etc.

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