KROK 1 2010 – Question 108 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
A patient staggers and walks astraddle. He has hypomyotonia of arm and leg muscles, staccato speech. In what brain section is this affection localized?
- A. Motor cortex
- B. Red nucleus
- C. Putamen
- D. Cerebellum
- E. Caudate nucleus
Hint
Consider which brain structure is responsible for coordinating movements and ask what an unsteady wide gait, low muscle tone and broken speech rhythm tell you about it.
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