Literature DB >> 6230208

Cerebellum and brain stem atrophy in a child with Huntington's chorea.

H Hattori, T Takao, M Ito, S Nakano, T Okuno, H Mikawa.   

Abstract

An 11-yr-old girl with Huntington's chorea since the age of 4 had mental deterioration, chorea, rigidity, generalized convulsions and cerebellar ataxia. Computerized tomography (CT) showed atrophy of the cerebellum and brain stem in addition to atrophy of the caudate nucleus and cerebral cortex.

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Year:  1984        PMID: 6230208     DOI: 10.1016/0730-4862(84)90012-x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Comput Radiol        ISSN: 0730-4862


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1.  Neuropathological Comparison of Adult Onset and Juvenile Huntington's Disease with Cerebellar Atrophy: A Report of a Father and Son.

Authors:  Caitlin S Latimer; Margaret E Flanagan; Patrick J Cimino; Suman Jayadev; Marie Davis; Zachary S Hoffer; Thomas J Montine; Luis F Gonzalez-Cuyar; Thomas D Bird; C Dirk Keene
Journal:  J Huntingtons Dis       Date:  2017

2.  Disruption of Purkinje cell function prior to huntingtin accumulation and cell loss in an animal model of Huntington disease.

Authors:  S E Dougherty; J L Reeves; E K Lucas; K L Gamble; M Lesort; R M Cowell
Journal:  Exp Neurol       Date:  2012-05-02       Impact factor: 5.330

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