title: [Olivo-pontocerebellar atrophy. Report of a case (author's transl)].
abstract: A case of hereditary olivo-pontocerebellar atrophy is reported. The patient presented with intentional tremor and slurred speech, and physical examination disclosed a bi-hemispherical cerebellar syndrome, involvement of the IX and X cranial nerves, and retinitis pigmentosa. Computerized axial tomography demonstrated a supra and infratentorial atrophy, predominating in the brain stem and cerebellum. The literature on olivo-pontocerebellar atrophy is reviewed, verifying the ample clinical spectrum of this disorder amongst the spinocerebellar degeneration syndromes, and emphasizing the diagnostic value of computerized axial tomography.
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009847:Olivary Nucleus / Q000473:pathology*; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology*; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Atrofia olivo-pontocerebelosa: a propósito de un caso.