title: Present criteria for the diagnosis of in vivo of olivopontocerebellar atrophy.
abstract: We present 6 cases of olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) of Dèjérine-Thomas type. The diagnosis was based on an appropriate clinical picture, anomalous brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) and computerized tomography (CT) and/or magnetic nuclear resonance (MNR) imaging which demonstrated atrophy of the cerebellum and the pons. We believe that these methods will provide greater uniformity in the diagnosis of such an heterogeneous entity as OPCA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Central Air Force Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: García de la Rocha
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Moreno Martínez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garrido Carrión
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martín Araguz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013132:Spinocerebellar Degenerations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed