What does the term fasciculation mean?

involuntary rapid muscle twitches that are too weak to move a limb but are easily felt by patients and seen or palpated by clinicians. can commonly occur in the eyelids from time to time in everyone

Define “muscle tone” the amount of tension (or resistance to movement) in muscles.

In what conditions might “tone” be increased or decreased?

in tetanus muscle tone will be increased (hypertonia)

in downsyndrome muscle tone will be decreased (hypotonia)

in cerebral palsy tone canbe both increased,decreased or a combination of both

Suggest 2 conditions that may cause wasting of the small muscles of the hand

muscular dystrophy

What are the features of a cerebellar syndrome?

Cerebellar dysfunction causes balance problems and gait disorders along with difficulties in coordination resulting in ataxia, uncoordinated movements, imbalance, speech problems(dysarthria), visual problems (nystagmus) and vertigo as a part of the vestibulocerebellar system.

Define an extrapyramidal syndrome.