Cerebellar activation in opsoclonus: An fMRI study

Christoph Helmchen; H. Rambold; A. Sprenger; C. Erdmann; F. Binkofski

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Cerebellar activation in opsoclonus: An fMRI study

Christoph Helmchen^*, H. Rambold, A. Sprenger, C. Erdmann, F. Binkofski

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Abstract

It is controversial whether opsoclonus is a cerebellar or brainstem disorder. Two patients whose opsoclonus largely disappeared on eye closure underwent fMRI FMRI. A comparison of these two states revealed neither vermal nor brainstem activation but rather a bilateral activation in the deep cerebellar nuclei in excess of what the authors found in healthy subjects. The results support a crucial role of the fastigial nucleus in opsoclonus.

Original language	English
Journal	Neurology
Volume	61
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	412-415
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0028-3878
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1212/01.WNL.0000073271.66866.51
Publication status	Published - 12.08.2003

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Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)

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