DPT 6410 Neuromuscular Practice: Adult Ataxia
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What is the primary role of the cerebellum in motor control?

  • To regulate muscle tone
  • To initiate voluntary movement
  • To compare movement to intended output and make predictive modifications///Movement coordination (correct)
  • To control eye movement and gaze

What is a common cause of ataxia?

  • Damage to the cerebral cortex
  • Damage to the spinal cord
  • Damage to the cerebellum (correct)
  • Damage to the basal ganglia

What is dysdiadochokinesia?

  • Difficulty with rapid alternating movements (correct)
  • Tremors or involuntary movements
  • Impaired balance and postural control
  • Weakness or lack of muscle tone

What is the primary goal of treatment for cerebellar damage?

<p>Improving postural stability and balance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the cerebellum in speech production?

<p>Coordination of speech movement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the effects of cerebellar dysfunction?

<p>Hypotonia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a mechanism of cerebellar damage?

<p>Infection (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS)?

<p>To measure the severity of ataxia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common symptom of Ataxia?

<p>Slurred speech (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of ataxia is characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance?

<p>Episodic ataxias and Spinocerebellar ataxias (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a compensatory strategy used to improve functional abilities in patients with cerebellar damage?

<p>Reducing environmental distractions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the cerebellum in motor control?

<p>Comparison of movement to intended output (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inability to perform rapid alternating movements?

<p>Dysdiadochokinesia (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the cerebellum in balance and equilibrium?

<p>Control of postural control (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the inability to coordinate voluntary movements?

<p>Ataxia (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the cerebellum in speech production?

<p>Coordination of articulation and fluency (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of intensive long-term motor training in patients with cerebellar damage?

<p>Enhancing postural stability and balance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a degenerative mechanism of cerebellar damage?

<p>Multiple system atrophy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using biofeedback and/or bandwidth feedback in the treatment of cerebellar damage?

<p>To provide feedback on movement accuracy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of weighting on patients with cerebellar damage?

<p>It improves balance and dec speed of movement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of using resisted movements in the treatment of cerebellar damage?

<p>All the above (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of using assistive devices with weights in patients with cerebellar damage?

<p>They Dec movement speed (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Neuroanatomy of Ataxia

  • Ataxia is commonly caused by damage to the cerebellum

Role of Cerebellum in Motor Control

  • Compares movement to intended output
  • Predictive/anticipatory modifications in preparation for movement
  • Motor learning: learns, memorizes, and stores motor programs
  • Adaptation

Other Roles of Cerebellum

  • Balance and equilibrium
  • Control of muscle tone
  • Accurate direction, extent, force, and timing of movement
  • Movement composition
  • Role in speech production
  • Control of eye movement and gaze

Cerebellar Dysfunction

  • Disorganization of movement, especially rapid movements
  • Impaired balance
  • Impaired postural control
  • Hypotonicity
  • Dysmetria
  • Decomposition
  • Ataxia
  • Dysdiadochokinesia
  • Tremor
  • Asthenia
  • Dysarthria
  • Ocular dysmetria, nystagmus, etc.

Mechanisms of Cerebellar Damage

  • Acquired: stroke, tumor, structural (Chiari malformation, agenesis, hypoplasia), toxicity (alcohol, heavy metals, drugs, solvents), immune-mediated (MS, gluten ataxia), trauma, infection (cerebellitis), endocrine (hypothyroidism)
  • Degenerative: non-hereditary (multiple system atrophy, idiopathic late-onset cerebellar ataxia), hereditary (autosomal dominant disorders, autosomal recessive disorders, X-linked disorders)

Ataxia

  • Without order or incoordination
  • Slurred speech
  • Stumbling, falling, incoordination
  • Trouble eating and swallowing
  • Eye movement abnormalities
  • Tremors
  • Cardiac issues

Outcome Measures

  • Traditional function/activity measures (FIM)
  • Balance/Postural control measures
  • Gait measures
  • Ataxia specific: International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS), Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA)

Treatment

  • Intensive long-term motor training
  • Supervised as well as home exercise programs
  • Intensive coordination training
  • HEP focused on static and dynamic balance activities
  • Sitting and standing
  • Effect on walking: body weight supported treadmill training
  • Use of biofeedback and/or bandwidth feedback
  • Decreasing degrees of freedom
  • Activities that focus on stability, co-contraction, midrange control
  • Use of resisted movements
  • Compensatory strategies: slow down movements, reduce number of segments moving at any given time, widen BOS, minimal environmental distractions, weighting (axial v limb), assistive devices, orthotics

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