Cerebellar Ataxia
MESHD002524
Incoordination of voluntary movements that occur as a manifestation of CEREBELLAR DISEASES. Characteristic features include a tendency for limb movements to overshoot or undershoot a target (dysmetria), a tremor that occurs during attempted movements (intention TREMOR), impaired force and rhythm of diadochokinesis (rapidly alternating movements), and GAIT ATAXIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p90)
Synonyms
- Ataxia, Cerebellar
- Ataxias, Cerebellar
- Cerebellar Ataxias
- Cerebellar Incoordination
- Cerebellar Incoordinations
- Incoordination, Cerebellar
- Incoordinations, Cerebellar
- Cerebellar Hemiataxia
- Cerebellar Hemiataxias
- Hemiataxia, Cerebellar
- Hemiataxias, Cerebellar
- Cerebellar Dysmetria
- Cerebellar Dysmetrias
- Dysmetria, Cerebellar
- Dysmetrias, Cerebellar
- Dysmetria
- Dysmetrias
- Adiadochokinesis
- Adiadochokineses
- Hypermetria
- Hypermetrias
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