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Cerebellar Ataxia
Adiadochokinesis | Ataxia, Cerebellar | Cerebellar Dysmetria | Dysmetria | Cerebellar Hemiataxia | Cerebellar Incoordination | Hypermetria | Adiadochokineses | Ataxias, Cerebellar | Cerebellar Ataxias | Cerebellar Dysmetrias | Cerebellar Hemiataxias
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 rapidly alternating movements (adiadochokinesis), and GAIT ATAXIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p90) |
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