V16. MRI abnormalities of the cerebellar cortex and nuclei in SCA3, SCA6, and Friedreich’s ataxia

• Published in: Clinical neurophysiology Vol. 126; no. 8; p. e73
• Main Authors: Stefanescu, M.R, Dohnalek, M, Maderwald, S, Thürling, M, Minnerop, M, Beck, A, Schlamann, M, Diedrichsen, J, Ladd, M.E, Timmann, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Neurology

In the present study, susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) was used to show atrophy of cerebellar nuclei in spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6), Friedreich ataxia (FRDA), and spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3). We tested the hypothesis that cerebellar nuclei are smaller in FRDA and SCA3 compared...