The Cerebellum is located at the base of the skull.

Functions:

• Coordination of voluntary movement
• Balance and equilibrium
• Some memory for reflex motor acts.

Observed Problems:

• Loss of ability to coordinate fine movements.
• Loss of ability to walk.
• Inability to reach out and grab objects.
• Tremors.
• Dizziness (Vertigo).
• Slurred Speech (Scanning Speech).
• Inability to make rapid movements.

The cerebellum is involved in the coordination of voluntary motor movement, balance and equilibrium and muscle tone. It is located just above the brain stem and toward the back of the brain. It is relatively well protected from trauma compared to the frontal and temporal lobes and brain stem.
Cerebellar injury results in movements that are slow and uncoordinated. Individuals with Cerebellar lesions tend to sway and stagger when walking.
Damage to the cerebellum can lead to: 1) loss of coordination of motor movement ((asynergia),), 2) the inability to judge distance and when to stop ((dysmetria),), 3) the inability to perform rapid alternating movements ((adiadochokinesia),), 4) movement tremors (intention tremor), 5) staggering, wide based walking (abnormal gait), 6) tendency toward falling, 7) weak muscles (hypnotic), 8) slurred speech (dysphasia), and 9) abnormal eye movements ((nystagmus).).

The cerebellum is part of the human brain, but it also has distinctive features. A major function of the cerebellum is to make motor and sensory representations of the body. Damage to the cerebellum results in an inability to perform basic tasks such as walking. In Alzheimer's disease, the cerebellum is relatively spared, although in advanced stages of the disease, some pathological changes can occur.