Türk Nöroloji Dergisi (Aug 2008)

Hot Cross Bun” Sign in a Patient With Multiple System Atrophy and REM-Behaviour Disorder

  • Gülçin Benbir,
  • Sibel Özekmekçi,
  • Nursen Mutlu

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 4
pp. 264 – 266

Abstract

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Scientific BACKGROUND: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a sporadic adult-onset neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia, basal ganglia symptoms and autonomic failure. MSA-C is a subtype of MSA, which indicates the predominance of cerebellar features. CASE: We here present a 70-year-old male patient diagnosed as MSA and REM-behaviour disorder whose cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed “hot cross bun” sign. CONCLUSION: In addition to clinical symptoms, “hot cross bun” sign observed in MRI indicating the presence of degeneration in pons is a very useful finding in the diagnosis of MSA

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