Dysmetria

Dysmetria
Dysmetria
Specialty	Neurology

Dysmetria (English: wrong length) is a lack of coordination of movement typified by the undershoot or overshoot of intended position with the hand, arm, leg, or eye. It is a type of ataxia. It can also include an inability to judge distance or scale.^[1]

Hypermetria and hypometria are, respectively, overshooting and undershooting the intended position.^[2]^[3]

^ "dysmetria – definition of dysmetria in the Medical dictionary – by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia".
^ Schmahmann JD, Weilburg JB, Sherman JC (2007). "The neuropsychiatry of the cerebellum – insights from the clinic". Cerebellum. 6 (3): 254–67. doi:10.1080/14734220701490995. PMID 17786822. S2CID 14176315.
^ Manto M (2009). "Mechanisms of human cerebellar dysmetria: experimental evidence and current conceptual bases". J Neuroeng Rehabil. 6: 10. doi:10.1186/1743-0003-6-10. PMC 2679756. PMID 19364396.

[1] "dysmetria – definition of dysmetria in the Medical dictionary – by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia".

[Schmahmann,_2007-2] Schmahmann JD, Weilburg JB, Sherman JC (2007). "The neuropsychiatry of the cerebellum – insights from the clinic". Cerebellum. 6 (3): 254–67. doi:10.1080/14734220701490995. PMID 17786822. S2CID 14176315.

[3] Manto M (2009). "Mechanisms of human cerebellar dysmetria: experimental evidence and current conceptual bases". J Neuroeng Rehabil. 6: 10. doi:10.1186/1743-0003-6-10. PMC 2679756. PMID 19364396.

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