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We present the clinical course and computerized tomography (CT) findings in a case of pancerebellar syndrome due to heat stroke at the Mekkah Pilgrimage. CT scan was initially normal, but five months later, a considerable generalized cerebellar atrophy was seen despite remarkable clinical improvement.
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Yaqub, B.A., Daif, A.K. & Panayiotopoulos, C.P. Pancerebellar syndrome in heat stroke: clinical course and CT scan findings. Neuroradiology 29, 294–296 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00451771
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