Cerebellar Syndromes: A Medical Student Guide
The cerebellum is central to normal motor function and co-ordination, and can be frequently affected in a number of common disease processes. However, medical student teaching relating to cerebellar anatomy and pathology is lacking, leaving many graduates with a significant knowledge gap. Junior doc...
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| description | The cerebellum is central to normal motor function and co-ordination, and can be frequently affected in a number of common disease processes. However, medical student teaching relating to cerebellar anatomy and pathology is lacking, leaving many graduates with a significant knowledge gap. Junior doctors need to be able to recognize ‘cerebellar syndromes’ on presentation to hospitals, and to identify and manage reversible causes rapidly and effectively. After review of relevant literature, a simple approach to the functional anatomy and practical classifications of common cerebellar pathology is presented here, with a focus on symptoms, signs and examination techniques essential to medical school final exams. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d380448b42a4eb6a94ec1b2dd9a1e812023-09-02T12:39:41ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghInternational Journal of Medical Students2076-63272013-04-0111374210.5195/ijms.2013.2929Cerebellar Syndromes: A Medical Student GuideClaudia K. Sellers0Suvankar Pal1Department of Acute General Medicine, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK.Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland.The cerebellum is central to normal motor function and co-ordination, and can be frequently affected in a number of common disease processes. However, medical student teaching relating to cerebellar anatomy and pathology is lacking, leaving many graduates with a significant knowledge gap. Junior doctors need to be able to recognize ‘cerebellar syndromes’ on presentation to hospitals, and to identify and manage reversible causes rapidly and effectively. After review of relevant literature, a simple approach to the functional anatomy and practical classifications of common cerebellar pathology is presented here, with a focus on symptoms, signs and examination techniques essential to medical school final exams.http://ijms.info/IJMS/article/view/29cerebellar diseasescentral nervous system diseasescerebellumstudents, medical |
| spellingShingle | Claudia K. Sellers Suvankar Pal Cerebellar Syndromes: A Medical Student Guide International Journal of Medical Students cerebellar diseases central nervous system diseases cerebellum students, medical |
| title | Cerebellar Syndromes: A Medical Student Guide |
| title_full | Cerebellar Syndromes: A Medical Student Guide |
| title_fullStr | Cerebellar Syndromes: A Medical Student Guide |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cerebellar Syndromes: A Medical Student Guide |
| title_short | Cerebellar Syndromes: A Medical Student Guide |
| title_sort | cerebellar syndromes a medical student guide |
| topic | cerebellar diseases central nervous system diseases cerebellum students, medical |
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