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Computed Tomography of Posterior Fossa in Hereditary Ataxias

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

R. Langelier ,
J.P. Bouchard  and
R.B Ouchard
R. Langelier
Affiliation:
L'Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City
J.P. Bouchard
Affiliation:
L'Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City
R.B Ouchard
Affiliation:
L'Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Quebec City
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Nine cases of Friedreich's ataxia and seven cases of autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) were submitted to neuroradiological procedures to determine the extent of atrophie processes in the central nervous system. All cases had a computerized cerebral tomography and five were studied with pneumencephalo-graphy. The results show a correlation between the two tests and the comparison between Friedreich's ataxia and ARS ACS.

In Friedreich's ataxia, the radiological signs are variable and discrete in most of the cases. In A RSA CS there are constant signs of cerebellar atrophy almost limited to the superior parts of the vermis and anterior lobes.

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Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , May 1979 , pp. 195 - 198
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1979

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