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16340165

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
In a review of magnetic resonance (MR) images from patients with spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD), we found 2 rare patients considered to be in late-stage cerebellitis who showed isolated cerebellar atrophy. The patients were negative for the spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) genes and had no symptoms of hypothyroidism, history of malignant tumors, or history of alcohol and drug (phenytoin) abuse, which may cause cerebellar atrophy. MR images demonstrated generalized atrophy of the cerebellum, excluding the brainstem or cerebrum. In these cases, moreover, slightly high intensities were noted in the affected cerebellar cortices on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images. The distribution of widening of the folia and cortical high intensities on FLAIR images might be important clues with which to diagnose late-stage cerebellitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1347-3182
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Cerebellar atrophy attributed to cerebellitis in two patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Ohshima Clinic, Sakurada Nishi, Yamagata 990-2321, Japan. miadchi@beach.ocn.ne.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports