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Table 2 Brain MRI and EMG results of a group of Algerian patients with autosomal recessive ataxia

From: Molecular and clinical study of a cohort of 110 Algerian patients with autosomal recessive ataxia

Imaging and elctrophysiological investigation

Number of patients (%)

Brain MRI (50 patients)

 Normal

21 (30.88 %)

 Cerebellar hemisphere atrophy

14 (20.6 %)

 Cerebellar and vermian atrophy

7 (10.3 %)

 Vermian atrophy

5 (7.35 %)

 Frontoparietal atrophy

1 (1.47 %)

 Parietooccipital atrophy

1 (1.47 %)

 Spinal cord atrophy

1 (1.47 %)

 Unavailable

18 (26.47 %)

Electromyography (EMG) (51 patients)

 Demyelinating sensory motor polyneuropathy

24 (35.3 %)

 Sensory Neuropathy

15 (22.06 %)

 Axonal sensorimotor neuropathy

4 (5.88 %)

 Normal

8 (11.76 %)

 Unavailable

17 (25 %)