From HPO
Cerebellar ataxia- MedGen UID:
- 849
- •Concept ID:
- C0007758
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- Disease or Syndrome
Cerebellar ataxia refers to ataxia due to dysfunction of the cerebellum. This causes a variety of elementary neurological deficits including asynergy (lack of coordination between muscles, limbs and joints), dysmetria (lack of ability to judge distances that can lead to under- or overshoot in grasping movements), and dysdiadochokinesia (inability to perform rapid movements requiring antagonizing muscle groups to be switched on and off repeatedly).
Dysarthria- MedGen UID:
- 8510
- •Concept ID:
- C0013362
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- Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Dysarthric speech is a general description referring to a neurological speech disorder characterized by poor articulation. Depending on the involved neurological structures, dysarthria may be further classified as spastic, flaccid, ataxic, hyperkinetic and hypokinetic, or mixed.
Pseudobulbar paralysis- MedGen UID:
- 10989
- •Concept ID:
- C0033790
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- Disease or Syndrome
Bilateral impairment of the function of the cranial nerves 9-12, which control musculature involved in eating, swallowing, and speech. Pseudobulbar paralysis is characterized clinically by dysarthria, dysphonia, and dysphagia with bifacial paralysis, and may be accompanied by Pseudobulbar behavioral symptoms such as enforced crying and laughing.
Babinski sign- MedGen UID:
- 19708
- •Concept ID:
- C0034935
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- Finding
Upturning of the big toe (and sometimes fanning of the other toes) in response to stimulation of the sole of the foot. If the Babinski sign is present it can indicate damage to the corticospinal tract.
Torticollis- MedGen UID:
- 11859
- •Concept ID:
- C0040485
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- Sign or Symptom
Torticollis is a twisted neck as a result of shortening of sternocleidomastoid muscle. This short and fibrotic muscle pulls the head laterally and rotates the chin and face to the opposite end. Facial asymmetry may be a manifestation (summary by Engin et al., 1997).
Hyperreflexia- MedGen UID:
- 57738
- •Concept ID:
- C0151889
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- Finding
Hyperreflexia is the presence of hyperactive stretch reflexes of the muscles.
Dysmetria- MedGen UID:
- 68583
- •Concept ID:
- C0234162
- •
- Finding
A type of ataxia characterized by the inability to carry out movements with the correct range and motion across the plane of more than one joint related to incorrect estimation of the distances required for targeted movements.
Incoordination- MedGen UID:
- 141714
- •Concept ID:
- C0520966
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- Finding
Gait disturbance- MedGen UID:
- 107895
- •Concept ID:
- C0575081
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- Finding
The term gait disturbance can refer to any disruption of the ability to walk.
Cerebellar atrophy- MedGen UID:
- 196624
- •Concept ID:
- C0740279
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- Disease or Syndrome
Cerebellar atrophy is defined as a cerebellum with initially normal structures, in a posterior fossa with normal size, which displays enlarged fissures (interfolial spaces) in comparison to the foliae secondary to loss of tissue. Cerebellar atrophy implies irreversible loss of tissue and result from an ongoing progressive disease until a final stage is reached or a single injury, e.g. an intoxication or infectious event.
Loss of ambulation- MedGen UID:
- 332305
- •Concept ID:
- C1836843
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- Finding
Inability to walk in a person who previous had the ability to walk.
Impaired proprioception- MedGen UID:
- 346424
- •Concept ID:
- C1856691
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- Finding
A loss or impairment of the sensation of the relative position of parts of the body and joint position.
Intention tremor- MedGen UID:
- 1642960
- •Concept ID:
- C4551520
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- Sign or Symptom
A type of kinetic tremor that occurs during target directed movement is called intention tremor. That is, an oscillatory cerebellar ataxia that tends to be absent when the limbs are inactive and during the first part of voluntary movement but worsening as the movement continues and greater precision is required (e.g., in touching a target such as the patient's nose or a physician's finger).
Neck muscle weakness- MedGen UID:
- 66808
- •Concept ID:
- C0240479
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- Finding
Decreased strength of the neck musculature.
Slow saccadic eye movements- MedGen UID:
- 232942
- •Concept ID:
- C1321329
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- Finding
An abnormally slow velocity of the saccadic eye movements.
- Abnormality of the eye
- Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Abnormality of the nervous system