The cerebellar form of acquired hepatocerebral degeneration: The hepatic ataxia

This article reports a patient with acquired hepatocerebral degeneration that presented with progressive cerebellar ataxia, cerebellar atrophy, and middle cerebellar peduncle lesions. He had a marked improvement after liver transplantation. We reinforce that hepatic failure should be investigated in patients with pure cerebellar syndrome, resembling neurodegenerative diseases.

Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - February 21, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Marcos Vinicius Tadao Fujino, Vinicius Boaratti Ciarlariello, Antonio Jos é da Rocha, Marcio Dias Almeida, Orlando G.P. Barsottini, José Luiz Pedroso Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research