Postinfectious Acute Cerebellar Ataxia in Childhood
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Decreased cerebellar blood flow in postinfectious acute cerebellar ataxia.
OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to evaluate the regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in patients with postinfectious acute cerebellar ataxia using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). METHODS Five children with postinfectious acute cerebellar ataxia and five control subjects were examined. The distribution of rCBF was measured by SPECT imaging after intravenous admini...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1309-0720,1309-2014
DOI: 10.4328/jcam.4337