Sometimes used interchangeably with the word Ataxia

Cerebellum Exam

Speech

• Dysarthria → Scanning Speech Dysarthria

Eye

• Nystagmus → Head Impulse test
• Saccadic Dysmetria (hypermetria) → Saccade

Limbs

• Appendicular Ataxia
  • Dysmetria → Finger-to-nose, Heel-to-shin, Finger Mirroring, Circular movement
  • Intentional Tremor → Finger-to-nose
  • Dysdiadochokinesia → Fast alternating movement, Finger Tapping
  • Hypermetria → Arm rebound
• Hypotonia → Knee Jerk Reflex

Gait

• Romberg Test
• Axial Ataxia
  • Ataxtic Gait → Gait Inspection (plus Tandem Gait)
  • Titubation → Observation