T Go1. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Otsu Red Cross Hospital, Otsu, Japan. masumigo@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp
Abstract
UNLABELLED: A case of acute cerebellar ataxia without any prodromal illness showed cerebellar hypoperfusion on 123I-iodoamphetamine single photon emission computed tomography. The symptoms did not resolve spontaneously or with methylprednisolone pulse therapy but disappeared rapidly with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. CONCLUSION: Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy is worth considering in acute cerebellar ataxia that does not respond to high-dose steroid therapy.
UNLABELLED: A case of acute cerebellar ataxia without any prodromal illness showed cerebellar hypoperfusion on 123I-iodoamphetamine single photon emission computed tomography. The symptoms did not resolve spontaneously or with methylprednisolone pulse therapy but disappeared rapidly with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. CONCLUSION: Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy is worth considering in acute cerebellar ataxia that does not respond to high-dose steroid therapy.