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This is a controlled CT evaluation of the infratentorial region in 41 male alcoholics under age 35. Criteria for the presence of atrophy are outlined. Twelve patients had cerebellar atrophy. Vermian atrophy was present in all. Atrophy of the cerebellar hemispheres was demonstrated in eight patients as well. The results are statistically significant when compared to an age-matched group of 40 nonalcoholic males among whom two cases of vermian atrophy were found. There were clinical signs of alcoholic cerebellar atrophy in one patient only. The disparity between the clinical and the radiological data are discussed with reference to previous pneumoencephalographic findings.
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Haubek, A., Lee, K. Computed tomography in alcoholic cerebellar atrophy. Neuroradiology 18, 77–79 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00344826
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00344826