Examination of Cerebellar lesions

Introduction

Enter

Wish The Examiners

Sanitise Your Hands

Introduce Yourself To The Patient And Notice A Scanning Speech

Gait

Start With The Gait

If You Suspect The Ataxia Is Due To Dorsal Column Check Romberg's

Tandem Walking

Head and Face

Look Behind Ears And Scalp For Scars

Look For Broken Pursuit In Eyes

Abnormal Saccades

Nystagmus

+ Cn 5,6,7 And 8th Examination

Hand

Check Tremor In Outstretched Hands

Check For Hypotonia

Intentional Tremor

Dysdiadakokinesia

Finger Nose Test

Past Pointing

Rebound Phenomenon

Trunk

Trunkal Ataxia In Case Of Vermis Lesion

Legs

Heel Shin Test

Posterior Column Sensation

Pendular Knee Jerk

Ankle Jerk

Plantar

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