Cerebellar Disorders Summary When you play the piano or hit a tennis ball you are activating the cerebellum. The cerebellum is the area of the brain that controls coordination and balance. Problems with the cerebellum include Cancer Genetic disorders Ataxias – failure of muscle control in the arms and legs that result in movement disorders Degeneration – disorders caused by brain cells decreasing in size or wasting away Treatment of cerebellar disorders depends on the cause. In some cases, there is no cure but treatment may help with symptoms. NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Array Acute cerebellar ataxia Olivopontocerebellar atrophy Start Here Ataxias and Cerebellar or Spinocerebellar Degeneration National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Genetics Causes of Ataxia National Ataxia Foundation Gene Testing for Hereditary Ataxia National Ataxia Foundation Genetics Home Reference: ataxia with oculomotor apraxia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia type 1 National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: CASK-related intellectual disability National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Dandy-Walker malformation National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: episodic ataxia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: infantile-onset spinocerebellar ataxia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Joubert syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: myoclonic epilepsy myopathy sensory ataxia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: pontocerebellar hypoplasia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: VLDLR-associated cerebellar hypoplasia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: X-linked sideroblastic anemia and ataxia National Library of Medicine Specifics Cerebellar Degeneration National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Cerebellar Hypoplasia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Dandy-Walker Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Dyssynergia Cerebellaris Myoclonica National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Episodic Ataxia National Ataxia Foundation Joubert Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Machado-Joseph Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Machado-Joseph Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Miller Fisher Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Paraneoplastic Syndromes National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10 (SCA10) National Ataxia Foundation Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 14 (SCA14) National Ataxia Foundation Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 5 (SCA5) National Ataxia Foundation Sporadic Ataxia and Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) National Ataxia Foundation Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Ataxia National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Cerebellar Diseases National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Dandy-Walker Syndrome National Institutes of Health Living With Cognition and Emotion in Cerebellar Disorders National Ataxia Foundation Diet for Ataxia National Ataxia Foundation Medications for Ataxia Symptoms National Ataxia Foundation Diagnosis and Tests Computed Tomography (CT) — Head Array Diagnosis of Ataxia National Ataxia Foundation Electromyography (EMG) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) — Head Array Neurological Diagnostic Tests and Procedures National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Find an Expert Find a Neurologist American Academy of Neurology Movement Disorder Clinics National Ataxia Foundation National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Related Issues Preparing for a Visit with the Neurologist National Ataxia Foundation Journal Articles Cerebellar Disorders
