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    • February 21, 2026 at 11:09 am #490993
      Emma Chambers
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      Hi,

      There is a question on exam 2 about the romberg test and cerebellar ataxia. I thought that romberg tested did not test for cerebellar ataxia? Could you please provide more information on this?

      Thanks!

    • February 25, 2026 at 4:08 pm #491010
      Chrissy Durrough Lugge
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      Hi Emma,

      We would expect someone with cerebellar ataxia to have difficulty standing with feet together with eyes open and eyes closed. Their imbalance does not stem from visual dependence, so we wouldn’t necessarily expect a big change in their balance when they close their eyes.

      https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563187/

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