Friedreich's ataxia MRI
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]
Overview
Overview
Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Friedreich’s ataxia. Findings on MRI suggestive of Friedreich’s ataxia include: Cerebellar hemisphere atrophy in approximately 50% of patients, atrophy of the vermis in approximately 67% of patients, atrophy of the medulla and supratentorial cerebral atrophy in approximately 17% of patients.
MRI
MRI
Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Friedreich’s ataxia. Findings on MRI suggestive of Friedreich’s ataxia include:[1][2]
- Cerebellar hemisphere atrophy in approximately 50% of patients
- Atrophy of the vermis in approximately 67% of patients
- Atrophy of the medulla
- Supratentorial cerebral atrophy in approximately 17% of patients
References
References
- ↑ Ormerod IE, Harding AE, Miller DH, Johnson G, MacManus D, du Boulay EP, Kendall BE, Moseley IF, McDonald WI (January 1994). “Magnetic resonance imaging in degenerative ataxic disorders”. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry. 57 (1): 51–7. doi:10.1136/jnnp.57.1.51. PMC 485039. PMID 8301305.
- ↑ Wollmann T, Nieto-Barco A, Montón-Alvarez F, Barroso-Ribal J (2004). “[Friedreich’s ataxia: analysis of magnetic resonance imaging parameters and their correlates with cognitive and motor slowing]”. Rev Neurol (in Spanish; Castilian). 38 (3): 217–22. PMID 14963847.
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