Biology:Anterior lobe of cerebellum

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Anterior lobe of cerebellum
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Superior view of an cerebellum. Anterior lobe shown in red.
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The anterior lobe    is demarcated by the primary fissure from the posterior lobe   .
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Identifiers
Latinlobus anterior cerebelli
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The anterior lobe of cerebellum is the portion of the cerebellum responsible for mediating unconscious proprioception. Inputs into the anterior lobe of the cerebellum are mainly from the spinal cord.[1] It is sometimes equated to the "paleocerebellum".[2]

Clinical significance

Anterior lobe syndrome

When a person gets most of their calories from alcohol (chronic alcoholism) the anterior lobe can deteriorate due to malnutrition. This is known as anterior lobe syndrome, and it causes unsteady gait.[3]

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References

  1. Siegel, Allan Siegel, Hreday N. Sapru; case histories written by Heidi E. (2011). Essential neuroscience (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 190. ISBN 9780781783835. 
  2. "The Cerebellum". http://www.csuchico.edu/~pmccaffrey/syllabi/CMSD%20320/362unit7.html. 
  3. "utah.edu". http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/hyperbrain/syllabus/syllabus11.html. 

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