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. 2016 Aug 26;12:2181–2187. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S109094

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Qualitative radiological signs typically associated with MSA.

Notes: (A) Signal changes visible on T2*-weighted sequence in the lateral putamen. The patient was diagnosed as MSA-C. (B) Signal changes occurring in a cruciate pattern in the pons (“hot cross bun” sign) seen on proton density-weighted sequence. The patient was diagnosed as MSA-P.

Abbreviations: MSA, multiple system atrophy; MSA-C, multiple system atrophy, cerebellar subtype; MSA-P, multiple system atrophy, parkinsonian subtype.