On the left is the brain of an 82-year-old patient with a diagnosis of spincocerebellar ataxia, type 6 (SCA6). On the right is the brain of a 96-year-old "control" patient with Alzheimer disease:
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Best Post of March 2012: Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 autopsy photographs
The next in our "Best of the Month" series is from March 19, 2012:
On the left is the brain of an 82-year-old patient with a diagnosis of spincocerebellar ataxia, type 6 (SCA6). On the right is the brain of a 96-year-old "control" patient with Alzheimer disease:
Note comparative diminution of the cerebellum in the SCA6 patient. Here's a closer look at the cerebellum:
SCA6 is one several autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias. SCA6 results
from a CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in the CACNA1A gene on
chromosome 19p.
On the left is the brain of an 82-year-old patient with a diagnosis of spincocerebellar ataxia, type 6 (SCA6). On the right is the brain of a 96-year-old "control" patient with Alzheimer disease:
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