The nurse is performing an assessment on a 29-year-old woman who visits the clinic complaining of "always dropping things and falling down." While testing rapid alternating movements, the nurse notices that the woman is unable to pat both of her knees
Her response is extremely slow and she frequently misses. What should the nurse suspect?
a.
Vestibular disease
b.
Lesion of CN IX
c.
Dysfunction of the cerebellum
d.
Inability to understand directions
ANS: C
When a person tries to perform rapid, alternating movements, responses that are slow, clumsy, and sloppy are indicative of cerebellar disease. The other responses are incorrect.
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