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Case Reports
. 2017 Nov 1:2017:bcr2017220576.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220576.

Hot cross bun and bright middle cerebellar peduncle signs in cerebellar type multiple system atrophy

Soumya Cicilet  1 , Farha Furruqh  1 , Asthik Biswas  1 , Babu Philip  1
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Hot cross bun and bright middle cerebellar peduncle signs in cerebellar type multiple system atrophy

Soumya Cicilet et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: brain stem / cerebellum; neuroimaging; radiology.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Axial T2 FLAIR image showing cruciform hyperintensity in pons and cerebellar atrophy.
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Axial T2 FLAIR image showing atrophy with high signal intensity in bilateral middle cerebellar peduncle. Cruciform hyperintensity in pons and cerebellar atrophy are also noted.
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