Cerebellar degeneration occurs when the neurons in the cerebellum deteriorate. The cerebellum is the portion of the brain that controls balance and muscle coordination. A number of conditions can ...

Cerebellar patients exhibit various motor impairments, but the sequence of primary and compensatory processes leading to these deficits remains unclear. To investigate this, we reversibly blocked ...

A probable diagnosis of MSA is made when patients exhibit autonomic failure with either parkinsonism or cerebellar ataxia. A definite diagnosis can only be made upon autopsy where characteristic ...

The ataxia patient's MRI shows cerebellar atrophy and cervical spinal cord thinning. Repeat MRIs showed the atrophy slowly progressed over time. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

They also demonstrated brain atrophy—that is, shrinkage of the cerebral cortex in the frontal lobes. The mechanisms by which kidney disease is associated with cognitive impairment and ...

Authors: Kai Xia, MD, PhD; John R. Saltzman, MD; David L. Carr-Locke, MD, FRCP Series Editor: David L. Carr-Locke, MD, FRCP Hence, when the paraneoplastic panel ...

MSA-P: multiple system atrophy with predominant parkinsonism; MSA-C: multiple system atrophy with predominant cerebellar ataxia.