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Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Friedreich's ataxia. Findings on MRI suggestive of Friedreich's ataxia include:
Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Friedreich's ataxia. Findings on MRI suggestive of Friedreich's ataxia include:
*Atrophy of the [[vermis]] and [[medulla]]
*Atrophy of the [[vermis]] and [[medulla]]<ref name="pmid8301305">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ormerod IE, Harding AE, Miller DH, Johnson G, MacManus D, du Boulay EP, Kendall BE, Moseley IF, McDonald WI |title=Magnetic resonance imaging in degenerative ataxic disorders |journal=J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry |volume=57 |issue=1 |pages=51–7 |date=January 1994 |pmid=8301305 |pmc=485039 |doi=10.1136/jnnp.57.1.51 |url=}}</ref>
*[Finding 2]
*[Finding 2]
*[Finding 3]
*[Finding 3]

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]

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Brain MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Friedreich's ataxia. Findings on MRI suggestive of Friedreich's ataxia include:

OR

There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name]. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include:

  • [Complication 1]
  • [Complication 2]
  • [Complication 3]

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  1. Ormerod IE, Harding AE, Miller DH, Johnson G, MacManus D, du Boulay EP, Kendall BE, Moseley IF, McDonald WI (January 1994). "Magnetic resonance imaging in degenerative ataxic disorders". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry. 57 (1): 51–7. doi:10.1136/jnnp.57.1.51. PMC 485039. PMID 8301305.

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