We report a patient who presented progressive cerebellar ataxia associated with vitamin B(12) deficiency. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a diffuse leukoencephalopathy. Six months after the initiation of methylcobalamin therapy, there were clinical improvement and reduction in the MRI abnormalities.
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Front Immunol
December 2024
Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) with anti-Yo antibodies represents a rare immune-mediated paraneoplastic neurological syndrome. Its diagnosis and management remain clinically challenging. Here, we present a case of PCD with confirmed anti-Yo antibodies, validated through anti-cerebellar degeneration protein 2 (CDR2) and anti-CDR2-like antibodies detection, which demonstrated a favorable response to ofatumumab therapy.
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December 2024
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Introduction: Very rarely, adult NMDAR antibody-associated encephalitis (NMDAR-E) leads to persistent cerebellar atrophy and ataxia. Transient cerebellar ataxia is common in pediatric NMDAR-E. Immune-mediated cerebellar ataxia may be associated with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), aquaporin-4 (AQP-4), kelch-like family member 11 (KLHL11), and glutamate kainate receptor subunit 2 (GluK2) antibodies, all of which may co-occur in NMDAR-E.
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December 2024
Kemerovo State Medical University, Kemerovo, Russia.
Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by a combination of main symptoms: opsoclonus, myoclonus, ataxia, psychoemotional and behavioral disturbances. OMS can develop in children as a result of immunopathological processes against the background of infectious or oncological pathology and lead to persistent neurological deficit. A case of ten-year observation of paraneoplastic OMS associated with neuroblastoma in a child is presented.
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January 2025
School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Background: The regulatory role of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele in the clinical manifestations of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the APOE ε4 allele on cognitive and motor functions in SCA3 patients.
Methods: This study included 281 unrelated SCA3 patients and 182 controls.
Cerebellum
December 2024
Department of Neurology, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, Mita 1-4-3, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8329, Japan.
Variants in KIF1A are associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia (SPG30), which can manifest in both pure and complex forms. We describe a Japanese family with a novel KIF1A variant presenting with a complex form of SPG30. Patient 1, a 69-year-old woman, experienced progressive gait disturbance due to spastic paraparesis and cerebellar atrophy, and intellectual disability.
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