PACES diaries
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Wish The Examiners
Sanitise Your Hands
Introduce Yourself To The Patient And Notice A Scanning Speech
Start With The Gait
If You Suspect The Ataxia Is Due To Dorsal Column Check Romberg's
Tandem Walking
Look Behind Ears And Scalp For Scars
Look For Broken Pursuit In Eyes
Abnormal Saccades
Nystagmus
+ Cn 5,6,7 And 8th Examination
Check Tremor In Outstretched Hands
Check For Hypotonia
Intentional Tremor
Dysdiadakokinesia
Finger Nose Test
Past Pointing
Rebound Phenomenon
Trunkal Ataxia In Case Of Vermis Lesion
Heel Shin Test
Posterior Column Sensation
Pendular Knee Jerk
Ankle Jerk
Plantar