Posted: 11/12/06 - 00:00 Post subject: Cerebellar Degeneration
What are the possible causes of cerebellar degenerations? My friend’s father has developed strange disorder which has symptoms like unsteady walk and jerky movements of legs and arms. He sometimes has uncontrolled movements of his eyes and speaking difficulties. He’s about to have more exams performed to get proper diagnosis but doctor suspects that he has developed degeneration of cerebellum.
Cerebellar degeneration can sometimes be triggered by disorders like thyroid dysfunction, but also by more serious like stroke. Lack in blood flow and oxygen in cerebellum lead to degeneration and destruction of nerve cells. One of possible causes is spongiform disease known like Jacobs Creutzfeld’s syndrome that is still not completely investigated. Symptoms that you described indicated cerebellar disorder.
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