What is the "cerebellum" and how does it factor into epilepsy?

What is the "cerebellum" and how does it factor into epilepsy?

Charles Ribak, Ph.D. (Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, UC Irvine School of Medicine) gives expert video advice on: What is the "cerebellum" and how does it factor into epilepsy?; What is the "frontal lobe" and how does it factor into epilepsy? and more...

The cerebellum is a portion of the brain that is mainly connected with the brain stem, and it's involved in motor coordination. The seizures that most people have are motor seizures, and so the cerebellum would become activated during this period of time of the seizure, but it's not considered to be the source of the epileptic focus in most cases.