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. 2016 Jan 13;3:1. doi: 10.1186/s40673-016-0039-1

Table 3.

Neuroimaging findings that may facilitate the diagnosis of neonatal disorders with cerebellar involvement

Neuroimaging finding Diseases
Calcifications AGS, CMV, CS
Callosal agenesis/dysgenesis CII, CMD, NKH, SLO
Cerebellar atrophy (global) AGS, CDG, CNCL, CS
Cerebellar cysts CMD, PCH1/2/6
Cerebellar hemispheres Atrophy Preterm disruption, PCH
Dysplasia CMD
Hypoplasia DWM, PCH
Cerebral atrophy AGS, CNCL, CS
Dentate nuclei T2-hyperintense signal Krabbe
Global cerebellar hypoplasia BD, CDG, CMV, NKH, SOD, SLO
Global cerebral edema SOD, HII
Malformation of cortical development CMD, CMV, JS
Molar tooth sign JS
Pontine hypoplasia CII, CDG, CMD, preterm disruption, JS, PCH, PTCD
Posterior fossa Small CII
Enlarged DWM
Tectal abnormality CII, CMD, JS, RES
Vermis Agenesis RES, Teratogens
Atrophy Preterm disruption, PCH
Dysplasia CMD, JS
Hypoplasia DWM, JS, PCH, PTCD
Ventriculomegaly Cerebellar hemorrhage, CII, CMD, CMV, DWM, RES, SLO, sinovenous thrombosis, tumor
White matter signal abnormality Cerebellar AGS, CS, Krabbe, MSUD, NKH, PDH, PMD
Cerebral AGS, CMV, CMD, CS, Krabbe, MSUDa, NKHa, PMD

aonly myelinated white matter tracts, AGS Aicardi-Goutières syndrome, BD brainstem disconnection, CDG congenital disorders of glycosylation, CII, Chiari type II malformation, CMD congenital muscular dystrophy, CMV cytomegalovirus infection, CNCL congenital neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, CS Cockayne syndrome, DWM Dandy-Walker malformation, HII hypoxic-ischemic injury, HSV herpes simpex infection, JS Joubert syndrome, MSUD maple syrup urine disease, NKH nonketotic hyperglycinemia, PCH pontocerebellar hypoplasia, PDH pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency, PMD Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, PTCD pontine tegmental cap dysplasia, RES rhombencephalosynapsis, SLO Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, SOD sulfite oxidase deficiency