A patient with ataxia with a normal brain CT on admission.
A 60-year-old housewife noticed sudden onset left hemiparesis. On admission, she had left hemiparesis, more severe in the lower limb. A brain CT scan at this time was normal. After a few days, her hemiparesis was almost diminished, however, she had ataxia on the left side without paresis. She had no facial weakness and dysarthria.
Department of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Konan Women`s University, 6-2-23 Morikita-cho, Higashinada-Ku, Kobe 658-0001, Japan. Tel/Fax. +81 (78) 4133583. E-mail: abeneuro@konan-wu.ac.jp.
Kazuo
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Abe
Azusa
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Fukunishi
Yutaka
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Uchida