Question 5 / 23:  Ataxia is defined as:
A.  Inability to perform rapidly alternating movements.
B.  Error in the range of movement.
C.  Lack of continuity in the execution of movements.
D.  Error in the rate, force, and direction of movement.
E.  Muscle weakness.
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True. Ataxia is a disorder caused by damage to the cerebellum and is defined as an error in the rate, force, and direction of movement. Click on the numbers to see an ataxia motion sequence: 20899 to 21372*.

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Neuroanatomy 11 The Cerebellum

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Attribution:  Stephen C. Voron, M.D., Suzanne S. Stensaas, Ph.D. , Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/hyperbrain
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