MRI Cervical and Thoracic Spine Without and With IV Contrast There is no relevant literature regarding the use of MRI cervical and thoracic spine without and with IV contrast in the evaluation of cerebellar ataxia. MRI Cervical and Thoracic Spine Without IV Contrast MRI of the spine allows for evaluation of the spinal column as well as the soft tissues within and surrounding the spinal column including the spinal cord. Atrophy of the cervical spinal cord on MRI has been described in SCA type 1 (SCA1) and shown to be correlated with symptom severity, disease duration, and the number of pathologic cytosine, adenine, and guanine repeats, which serves at the genetic cause of SCA1 [78]. Similar atrophy has been reported in SCA type 7, Friedreich ataxia, and ataxia with vitamin E deficiency [79,80]. Spinal findings were associated with abnormalities of the brain parenchyma and generally not reported in isolation. Imaging of the spinal cord in other forms of cerebellar ataxia has either been reported as normal or, more often, not specifically described in the literature [81]. Spine MRI may be considered in patients with cerebellar ataxia and additional signs of spinal cord involvement, such as motor spasticity or sensory ataxia (see Variant 7). MRI Head and Internal Auditory Canal With IV Contrast There is no relevant literature regarding the use of MRI head and IAC with IV contrast in the evaluation of cerebellar ataxia. MRI Head and Internal Auditory Canal Without and With IV Contrast There is no relevant literature regarding the use of MRI head and IAC without and with IV contrast in the evaluation of cerebellar ataxia. MRI Head and Internal Auditory Canal Without IV Contrast There is no relevant literature regarding the use of MRI head and IAC without IV contrast in the evaluation of cerebellar ataxia. MRI Head Without and With IV Contrast MRI of the head is the preferred initial imaging modality for the evaluation of patients with cerebellar ataxia.
Dizziness and Ataxia. MRI Cervical and Thoracic Spine Without and With IV Contrast There is no relevant literature regarding the use of MRI cervical and thoracic spine without and with IV contrast in the evaluation of cerebellar ataxia. MRI Cervical and Thoracic Spine Without IV Contrast MRI of the spine allows for evaluation of the spinal column as well as the soft tissues within and surrounding the spinal column including the spinal cord. Atrophy of the cervical spinal cord on MRI has been described in SCA type 1 (SCA1) and shown to be correlated with symptom severity, disease duration, and the number of pathologic cytosine, adenine, and guanine repeats, which serves at the genetic cause of SCA1 [78]. Similar atrophy has been reported in SCA type 7, Friedreich ataxia, and ataxia with vitamin E deficiency [79,80]. Spinal findings were associated with abnormalities of the brain parenchyma and generally not reported in isolation. Imaging of the spinal cord in other forms of cerebellar ataxia has either been reported as normal or, more often, not specifically described in the literature [81]. Spine MRI may be considered in patients with cerebellar ataxia and additional signs of spinal cord involvement, such as motor spasticity or sensory ataxia (see Variant 7). MRI Head and Internal Auditory Canal With IV Contrast There is no relevant literature regarding the use of MRI head and IAC with IV contrast in the evaluation of cerebellar ataxia. MRI Head and Internal Auditory Canal Without and With IV Contrast There is no relevant literature regarding the use of MRI head and IAC without and with IV contrast in the evaluation of cerebellar ataxia. MRI Head and Internal Auditory Canal Without IV Contrast There is no relevant literature regarding the use of MRI head and IAC without IV contrast in the evaluation of cerebellar ataxia. MRI Head Without and With IV Contrast MRI of the head is the preferred initial imaging modality for the evaluation of patients with cerebellar ataxia.