Cerebellar ataxia. Clinical and CT findings in two cases of rare etiology
โ Scribed by H. Zeumer; F. Kotlarek; A. Blankennagel
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 732 KB
- Volume
- 224
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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โฆ Synopsis
Two low density lesions of the cerebellum which did not occupy space are reported. The neuropathological diagnosis of one case was subacute leucencephalitis. In the other case, the diagnosis of a Pelizaeus-Merzbacher's disease is discussed, taking into consideration the clinical observation, development and the CT findings.
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