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A case of spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 mimicking olivopontocerebellar atrophy

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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6) is an autosomal dominant, slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia without multisystem involvement. We report a 57-year-old woman with genetically confirmed SCA6 who showed clinical features of olivopontocerebellar atrophy. Conventional T2-weighted and FLAIR MRI demonstrated high signal in the middle cerebellar peduncles, in addition to mild atrophy of the pons and cerebellum.

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  1. First Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, 4-5-3-11 Nishikagura, Asahikawa 078, Japan, Tel.: +81-166-65 21 11, Fax: +81-166-65 94 73, , , , , , JP

    N. Nakagawa, T. Katayama, Y. Makita, K. Kuroda, H. Aizawa & K. Kikuchi

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  1. N. Nakagawa
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  2. T. Katayama
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Received: 24 July 1998 Accepted: 20 October 1998

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Nakagawa, N., Katayama, T., Makita, Y. et al. A case of spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 mimicking olivopontocerebellar atrophy. Neuroradiology 41, 501–503 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050791

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