What is cerebellar atrophy?
Cerebellum hangs around the stalk of our brain lying at the back. There are two of them. They are primarily responsible for coordination of movements, vision and all other motor activities of the body. The term atrophy means wasting. It usually occurs during long standing degenerative diseases (many of them hereditary) Following traumatic brain injury, cerebellar atrophy may result especially if direct injury, haemorrhage or lack of oxygen (hypoxia) is present. Drugs and some toxins can also cause it.
