[A case of cerebral gigantism with cerebellar atrophy].
A 37-year-old housewife, who had physical characteristics of cerebral gigantism, such as the tall stature, acromegaly, macrocephalia, high arched palate and antimongoloid slant, developed cerebellar ataxia and dysarthria. Her mother, uncle and grandmother were also reported to have slowly progressive gait disturbance. Her mother was also tall. Endocrinological studies failed to show any definite abnormality. CT and MRI revealed remarkable cerebellar atrophy. Though cerebral gigantism is often associated with clumsiness and incoordination, the etiology of the ataxia is poorly understood. This case indicates that the ataxia in cerebral gigantism may be, at least partly, caused by cerebellar atrophy.
Department of Neurology, Asahi General Hospital.
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Tsukagoshi
D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy / Q000150:complications; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000209:etiology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005877:Gigantism / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans