Neuroanatomy · Nervous System · Hard

Vermis

Meaning: The narrow midline portion of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres.

In practice: Damage here, as in alcohol-related degeneration, causes truncal and gait ataxia with relatively normal arms.

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