Deficits of Limbs Movements

Autor: Giuliana Grimaldi
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Essentials of Cerebellum and Cerebellar Disorders ISBN: 9783031150692
Essentials of Cerebellum and Cerebellar Disorders ISBN: 9783319245492
Popis: This chapter provides a clinical description of the deficits involving limbs movements in cerebellar patients. The following cerebellar signs are described: dysmetria (hypermetria and hypometria); cerebellar tremor (kinetic, postural and isometric tremor); decomposition of movements; disorders of muscle tone (hypotonia, cerebellar fits); dysdiadochokinesia and dysrhythmokinesia; loss of check and rebound; isometrataxia; handwriting abnormalities and megalographia. Also, an explanation of the manoeuvres and tests currently used for clinical evaluation of limb deficits in cerebellar patients is provided.
Databáze: OpenAIRE