Bring It Home
Asystole

A cup beside a stack of notes,
You reach; the small corrections flow.

Cerebellum helps with timing,
Matches movement to the plan.
Learns from errors, tunes the next try,
Shapes the reaching of a hand.
Vermis helps to steady the middle,
Posture, trunk and walking line.
Hemispheres help coordinate limbs,
Signs tend to fall on the same side.

Bring it home, bring it home,
Time the reach and guide it home.
Middle keeps the trunk in tune,
Sides help limbs move smoothly through.
Same-side limb signs help us place
The cerebellar part in space.
Bring it home, bring it home,
Let the movement find its tone.

Finger to nose can miss the distance,
Dysmetria names that overshoot.
An intention tremor may grow stronger
As the hand comes near its goal.
Rapid turns lose their rhythm:
Dysdiadochokinesia.
Heel along shin can wander wide,
Speech can break its steady stride.
Flocculonodular connections
Help with balance and the gaze.
Watch the eyes and watch the walking,
Let those clues complete the page.

Bring it home, bring it home,
Time the reach and guide it home.
Middle keeps the trunk in tune,
Sides help limbs move smoothly through.
Same-side limb signs help us place
The cerebellar part in space.
Bring it home, bring it home,
Let the movement find its tone.

A wide-based walk, a swaying trunk,
Can point us toward a midline change.
Eyes open, balance may be troubled,
Even with the room in range.
Closing eyes makes balance much worse?
Check position sense along the way.
Vestibular signals matter too;
One balance test can't tell it all.
We take our time, compare the sides,
And leave some space for every step.

Bring it home, bring it home,
Time the reach and guide it home.
Middle keeps the trunk in tune,
Sides help limbs move smoothly through.
Same-side limb signs help us place
The cerebellar part in space.
Bring it home, bring it home,
Let the movement find its tone.

You set the cup beside my notes,
The small corrections bring it home.