Case of cerebellar ataxia.
Date
1951.
Topic
Summary
A case study of a nine year old boy showing physical signs such as progressive ataxia resulting from a cerebellar tumour. His posture is observed and his head tilts towards the right; he clearly lists to the right when he walks as well. He performs the finger-nose test, the knee-ankle test. The boy also demonstrates nystagmus and is unable to perform rapid movement such as patting his leg quickly. The boy performs Barany's Pointing Test.
Credits
Paediatric Unit and Department of Audio Visual Communications, St Mary's Hospital Medical School.