A pure cerebellar syndrome with corresponding ponto-cerebellar atrophy in acquired hepatocerebral degeneration

Nico Melzer; Alexander Grimm; Sven G Meuth; Laszlo Solymosi; Guido Stoll

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2010.02.022

A pure cerebellar syndrome with corresponding ponto-cerebellar atrophy in acquired hepatocerebral degeneration

J Neurol Sci. 2010 May 15;292(1-2):96-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.02.022. Epub 2010 Mar 16.

Authors

Nico Melzer¹, Alexander Grimm, Sven G Meuth, Laszlo Solymosi, Guido Stoll

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 11, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 20233618
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.02.022

Abstract

We report a case of acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHCD) presenting as a pure cerebellar syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed the typical features of AHCD in conjunction with ponto-cerebellar atrophy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrophy / pathology
Cerebellar Diseases / diagnosis*
Cerebellum / pathology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Electroencephalography
Female
Hepatolenticular Degeneration / diagnosis*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pons / pathology*