Cerebellar ataxia. Clinical and CT findings in two cases of rare etiology.
Two low density lesions of the cerebellum which did not occupy space are reported. The neuropathological diagnosis of one case was subacute leucencephalitis. In the other case, the diagnosis of a Pelizaeus-Merzbacher's disease is discussed, taking into consideration the clinical observation, development and the CT findings.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007968:Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed