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作者: Brais, Bernard ; Renaud, Mathilde ; Nalini, Atchayaram ; Pellerin, David ; Sakalla, Rawan ; Danzi, Matt C. ; Marco De Lucas, Enrique ; Zuchner, Stephan ; Indelicato, Elisabetta ; Synofzik, Matthis ; Ashton, Catherine ; Sutil Berjon, Rodrigo ; La Piana, Roberta ; Chen, Shihan ; Houlden, Henry ; Dicaire, Marie-Josée ; Bonnet, Céline ; Duquette, Antoine ; Kulanthaivelu, Karthik ; Bender, Benjamin ; Boesch, Sylvia M. ; Iruzubieta Agudo, Pablo ; Infante Ceberio, Jon ; Planel, Sophie ; Ruiz-Martinez, Javier ; Lamont, Phillipa J. ; Clement, Guillemette
ObjectivesGAA-FGF14 ataxia (SCA27B) is a recently reported late-onset ataxia caused by a GAA repeat expansion in intron 1 of the FGF14 gene. After the clinical observation of superior cerebellar peduncle (SCP) involvement in some affected patients, we sought to verify the prevalence of this finding in our cohort and 4 additional independent cohorts of patients with SCA27B.MethodsWe performed a retrospective review of the brain MRI scans of a total of 87 patients (median age at MRI 69 years; range 28-88 years) from different independent cohorts to assess the presence of SCP involvement, defined as abnormally high T2 signal along the SCP tract.ResultsWe observed SCP involvement in 52 patients (52/87; 59.8%) from all the cohorts combined. The finding was replicated at rates ranging from 50% to 62.8% in the cohorts taken separately.DiscussionSCP involvement in SCA27B is frequent. Its detection may facilitate the diagnostic process of patients with SCA27B.