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Which test is used to assess cerebellar tremor?
Which test is used to assess cerebellar tremor?
- Gait and posture assessment
- Heel-to-shin test
- Romberg test
- Finger-to-nose test (correct)
What type of tremor is characterized by an absence of tremor at rest, but maximal on movement?
What type of tremor is characterized by an absence of tremor at rest, but maximal on movement?
- Physiological tremor
- Parkinson's tremor
- Dystonic tremor
- Cerebellar tremor (correct)
What is the characteristic feature of cerebellar tremor?
What is the characteristic feature of cerebellar tremor?
- Absent at rest but maximal on movement (correct)
- Slow frequency and high amplitude
- More common in the upper limbs
- Worse at rest (static tremor)
Which of the following is a function of the cerebellum?
Which of the following is a function of the cerebellum?
What is the primary cause of cerebellar tremor?
What is the primary cause of cerebellar tremor?
What is the purpose of the finger-to-nose test in the assessment of cerebellar function?
What is the purpose of the finger-to-nose test in the assessment of cerebellar function?
What is the main consequence of a lesion in the cerebellum?
What is the main consequence of a lesion in the cerebellum?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for coordination of voluntary movement in the absence of paralysis?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for coordination of voluntary movement in the absence of paralysis?
What type of dysfunction results from a lesion in the cerebellum?
What type of dysfunction results from a lesion in the cerebellum?
Which brain structure is mainly responsible for the fine-tuning and coordination of motor movements?
Which brain structure is mainly responsible for the fine-tuning and coordination of motor movements?
In motor examination, what symptom would suggest a lesion in the cerebellum rather than in the motor cortex?
In motor examination, what symptom would suggest a lesion in the cerebellum rather than in the motor cortex?
Which of the following structures is crucial for detecting abnormalities in muscle tone during motor examination?
Which of the following structures is crucial for detecting abnormalities in muscle tone during motor examination?
Which test assesses for abnormalities in the neocerebellum?
Which test assesses for abnormalities in the neocerebellum?
What is a common abnormality seen in the Finger-nose test and Heel-knee-shin test in cerebellar ataxia?
What is a common abnormality seen in the Finger-nose test and Heel-knee-shin test in cerebellar ataxia?
Which type of ataxia results from defective proprioception?
Which type of ataxia results from defective proprioception?
What is a characteristic of sensory ataxia when the eyes are closed?
What is a characteristic of sensory ataxia when the eyes are closed?
What does the patient perform during rapid alternating movement testing?
What does the patient perform during rapid alternating movement testing?
Which term describes the irregular force and rhythm in rapid alternating movements due to cerebellar dysfunction?
Which term describes the irregular force and rhythm in rapid alternating movements due to cerebellar dysfunction?
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