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PET and MRI reveal early evidence of neurodegeneration in spinocerebellar ataxia type 17.
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine - 1 Jul 2012
Brockmann Kathrin, Reimold Matthias, Globas Christoph, Hauser Till Karsten, Walter Uwe, Machulla Hans-Jürgen, Rolfs Arndt, Schöls Ludger
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UNLABELLED: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 (SCA17) is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disorder presenting with a variable phenotype including ataxia, dystonia, chorea, and parkinsonism, as well as cognitive impairment. We evaluated morphologic and functional imaging characteristics to elucidate evidence of neurodegeneration in SCA17, even in the presymptomatic stage of the disease....
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