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This answer is incorrect. Flocculonodular syndrome is most commonly seen in children with a medulloblastoma in the fourth ventricle. It is characterised by poor balance and disordered eye movements.
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b
Flocculonodular syndrome
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This answer is incorrect. Locked-in syndrome is caused by damage to the pons in the brainstem and causes paralysis.
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e
Locked-in syndrome
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This answer is incorrect. Frontal lobe syndrome arises from damage to the frontal lobe in the cerebral cortex. Symptoms typically include personality changes, inappropriate behaviour and lack of impulse control.
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d
Frontal lobe syndrome
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This answer is incorrect. Neocerebellar syndrome is caused by damage to the neocerebellum. Symptoms include slurred speech, dysmetria and dysdiadochokinesia.
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c
Neocerebellar syndrome
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This answer is correct. Anterior lobe syndrome is caused by damage to the spinocerebellum. It is often seen in alcoholics due to malnutrition and lack of B vitamins.
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Anterior lobe syndrome
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Cerebellum
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A 62-year-old man with a history of chronic alcohol excess is brought into A&E by ambulance after being found on the street weak, lethargic, and confused. On examination, he is ataxic and hypotonic with depressed reflexes globally. An MRI brain shows atrophy of the spinocerebellum.

Which of the following syndromes arises as a result of spinocerebellar atrophy?
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