Hot Cross Bun” Sign in a Patient With Multiple System Atrophy and REM-Behaviour Disorder
Scientific BACKGROUND: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a sporadic adult-onset neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia, basal ganglia symptoms and autonomic failure. MSA-C is a subtype of MSA, which indicates the predominance of cerebellar features. CASE: We here p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2008-08-01
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| Series: | Türk Nöroloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-66375 |
| Summary: | Scientific BACKGROUND: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a sporadic adult-onset neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia, basal ganglia symptoms and autonomic failure. MSA-C is a subtype of MSA, which indicates the predominance of cerebellar features.
CASE: We here present a 70-year-old male patient diagnosed as MSA and REM-behaviour disorder whose cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed “hot cross bun” sign. CONCLUSION: In addition to clinical symptoms, “hot cross bun” sign observed in MRI indicating the presence of degeneration in pons is a very useful finding in the diagnosis of MSA |
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| ISSN: | 1301-062X 1309-2545 |