Superior Cerebellar Peduncle Atrophy in Friedreich's Ataxia Correlates with Disease Symptoms.

Cerebellum. 2010 Nov 24.

Akhlaghi H, Corben L, Georgiou-Karistianis N, Bradshaw J, Storey E, Delatycki MB, Egan GF.
Florey Neurosciences Institute, Centre for Neurosciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia

KEYWORDS: Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), cerebellar-sensory ataxia, peripheral sensory loss, loss of lower limb tendon reflexes, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, superior cerebellar peduncle (SCP), Friedreich's ataxia rating scale score, surrogate marker of disease severity in FRDA.