Search
cerebellar degeneration
Etiology:
Neurologic diseases that that include cerebellar degeneration include:
1) spinocerebellar ataxia
2) Friedrich ataxia
3) transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
4) multiple sclerosis
5) alcoholism
6) thyroid disease
7) pituitary disease
8) paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration
9) hemorrhagic stroke
Clinical manifestations:
- ataxia
- dysarthria
- dizziness, vertigo
Related
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (prion disease)
Specific
cerebellar ataxia (cerebellar syndrome, cerebellar dysmetria)
Friedreich ataxia
paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration
spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA)
General
neurodegenerative disease
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, 18.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015, 2018.
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NINDS Cerebellar Degeneration Information Page
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Cerebellar-Degeneration-Information-Page