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Present criteria for the diagnosis in vivo of olivopontocerebellar atrophy |
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| Authors: | M L Garcia de la RochaJ M Moreno Martinez A Garrido Carrión P Margalet Fernández A Martín Araguz |
| Institution: | Department of Neurology, Central Air Force Hospital, Madrid, Spain. |
| Abstract: | We present 6 cases of olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) of Dèjérine-Thomas type. The diagnosis was based on an appropriate clinical picture, anomalous brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) and computerized tomography (CT) and/or magnetic nuclear resonance (MNR) imaging which demonstrated atrophy of the cerebellum and the pons. We believe that these methods will provide greater uniformity in the diagnosis of such an heterogeneous entity as OPCA. |
| Keywords: | sporadic olivopontocerebellar atrophy brainstem auditory evoked potentials computerized tomography diagnosis |