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Computed tomography in hereditary ataxias. 1978

C Gyldensted, and L Pedersen

Cranial CT in 39 patients (23 belonged to 8 families) with four different groups of hereditary ataxia (HA) showed mainly three combinations of atrophic findings: (1) cerebellar ataxia (CA, n = 17) had marked atrophy of the cerebellum and/or the brain stem combined with moderate cerebral atrophy; (2) an intermediate group consisting of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP, n = 10) and Friedreich's ataxia (FA, n = 7), both with moderate infra- and supratentorial atrophy; (3) atrophy was hardly demonstrated in the group of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT, n = 5). HA cases with atrophy could be distinguished from multiple sclerosis (MS) by CT.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009128	Muscle Spasticity	A form of muscle hypertonia associated with upper MOTOR NEURON DISEASE. Resistance to passive stretch of a spastic muscle results in minimal initial resistance (a "free interval") followed by an incremental increase in muscle tone. Tone increases in proportion to the velocity of stretch. Spasticity is usually accompanied by HYPERREFLEXIA and variable degrees of MUSCLE WEAKNESS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p54)	Clasp-Knife Spasticity,Spastic,Clasp Knife Spasticity,Spasticity, Clasp-Knife,Spasticity, Muscle
D010264	Paraplegia	Severe or complete loss of motor function in the lower extremities and lower portions of the trunk. This condition is most often associated with SPINAL CORD DISEASES, although BRAIN DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause bilateral leg weakness.	Paralysis, Lower Extremities,Paraplegia, Spastic,Spastic Paraplegia,Paralysis, Legs,Paralysis, Lower Limbs,Paraplegia, Ataxic,Paraplegia, Cerebral,Paraplegia, Flaccid,Paraplegia, Spinal,Ataxic Paraplegia,Ataxic Paraplegias,Cerebral Paraplegia,Cerebral Paraplegias,Flaccid Paraplegia,Flaccid Paraplegias,Paraplegias,Paraplegias, Ataxic,Paraplegias, Cerebral,Paraplegias, Flaccid,Paraplegias, Spastic,Paraplegias, Spinal,Spastic Paraplegias,Spinal Paraplegia,Spinal Paraplegias
D001921	Brain	The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.	Encephalon
D002524	Cerebellar Ataxia	Incoordination of voluntary movements that occur as a manifestation of CEREBELLAR DISEASES. Characteristic features include a tendency for limb movements to overshoot or undershoot a target (dysmetria), a tremor that occurs during attempted movements (intention TREMOR), impaired force and rhythm of diadochokinesis (rapidly alternating movements), and GAIT ATAXIA. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p90)	Adiadochokinesis,Ataxia, Cerebellar,Cerebellar Dysmetria,Dysmetria,Cerebellar Hemiataxia,Cerebellar Incoordination,Hypermetria,Adiadochokineses,Ataxias, Cerebellar,Cerebellar Ataxias,Cerebellar Dysmetrias,Cerebellar Hemiataxias,Cerebellar Incoordinations,Dysmetria, Cerebellar,Dysmetrias,Dysmetrias, Cerebellar,Hemiataxia, Cerebellar,Hemiataxias, Cerebellar,Hypermetrias,Incoordination, Cerebellar,Incoordinations, Cerebellar
D002607	Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease	A hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy transmitted most often as an autosomal dominant trait and characterized by progressive distal wasting and loss of reflexes in the muscles of the legs (and occasionally involving the arms). Onset is usually in the second to fourth decade of life. This condition has been divided into two subtypes, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN) types I and II. HMSN I is associated with abnormal nerve conduction velocities and nerve hypertrophy, features not seen in HMSN II. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1343)	Atrophy, Muscular, Peroneal,HMSN Type I,HMSN Type II,Hereditary Motor and Sensory-Neuropathy Type II,Hereditary Motor, and Sensory Neuropathy Type I,Muscular Atrophy, Peroneal,Peroneal Muscular Atrophy,Roussy-Levy Syndrome,Charcot-Marie Disease,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Autosomal Dominant, With Focally Folded Myelin Sheaths, Type 1A,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Autosomal Dominant, with Focally Folded Myelin Sheaths, Type 1B,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Demyelinating, Type 1A,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Demyelinating, Type 1B,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Slow Nerve Conduction Type, Linked To Duffy,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 1A,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 1B,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type I,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type IA,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type IB,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type II,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Hereditary Neuropathy,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy, Type 1A,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy, Type 1B,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome,HMN Distal Type I,HMSN 1A,HMSN 1B,HMSN I,HMSN IA,HMSN IB,HMSN II,HMSN1A,HMSN1B,Hereditary Areflexic Dystasia,Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy IB,Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy 1A,Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy 1B,Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy IA,Hereditary Type I Motor and Sensory Neuropathy,Neuropathy, Type I Hereditary Motor and Sensory,Neuropathy, Type II Hereditary Motor and Sensory,Roussy Levy Hereditary Areflexic Dystasia,Roussy-Levy Disease,Roussy-Levy Hereditary Areflexic Dystasia,Areflexic Dystasia, Hereditary,Areflexic Dystasias, Hereditary,Atrophies, Peroneal Muscular,Atrophy, Peroneal Muscular,Charcot Marie Disease,Charcot Marie Tooth Disease,Charcot Marie Tooth Disease, Type 1A,Charcot Marie Tooth Disease, Type 1B,Charcot Marie Tooth Disease, Type I,Charcot Marie Tooth Disease, Type IA,Charcot Marie Tooth Disease, Type IB,Charcot Marie Tooth Disease, Type II,Charcot Marie Tooth Hereditary Neuropathy,Charcot Marie Tooth Neuropathy, Type 1A,Charcot Marie Tooth Neuropathy, Type 1B,Charcot Marie Tooth Syndrome,Dystasia, Hereditary Areflexic,Dystasias, Hereditary Areflexic,Hereditary Areflexic Dystasias,Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy Type II,Hereditary Neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth,Muscular Atrophies, Peroneal,Peroneal Muscular Atrophies,Roussy Levy Disease,Roussy Levy Syndrome,Syndrome, Charcot-Marie-Tooth,Syndrome, Roussy-Levy
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children