What is cerebellar degeneration?

What is cerebellar degeneration?

Cerebellar degeneration is deterioration (damage or death) of the nerve cells in your cerebellum. Your cerebellum is in the back part of your brain. It controls many important functions. These include coordination in balance, standing, walking, speech and muscle movements.

Cerebellar degeneration can be the result of:

• Alcoholism or nutritional deficiencies.
• Neurodegenerative disorders.
• Paraneoplastic syndromes (immune responses to cancerous tumors).