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Cerebellar
(redirected from cerebellar atrophy)

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cer·e·bel·lum  (sr-blm)
n. pl. cer·e·bel·lums or cer·e·bel·la (-bl)
The trilobed structure of the brain, lying posterior to the pons and medulla oblongata and inferior to the occipital lobes of the cerebral hemispheres, that is responsible for the regulation and coordination of complex voluntary muscular movement as well as the maintenance of posture and balance.
[Medieval Latin, from Latin, diminutive of cerebrum, brain; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
cere·bellar (-blr) adj.
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Adj.1.cerebellar - relating to or associated with the cerebellum; "cerebellar artery"


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One CT scan showed cerebellar atrophy noted after a prolonged period in a patient with persistent ataxia, and another revealed mild ventricular enlargement.
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[2] Long-term therapy has been reported to cause cerebellar atrophy in humans.
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A computed tomography scan of the head performed approximately 3 years prior to referral for physical therapy showed cerebellar atrophy, calcification in the dentate nuclei of the cerebellum, and widening of the prepontine region consistent with brain-stem atrophy (Fig.
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