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. 2020 Apr 24;56(8):1210–1218. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14890

Table 2.

Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data from retrospective analyses

Patient Age at MRI Time to MRI MRI findings on retrospective analysis
Cerebellar atrophy Brain‐stem atrophy Ventriculo‐megaly Hippocampal internal structure Corpus callosum thinning White matter changes Thalamic T2 hypointensity Cerebral atrophy
1 3 years, 7 months 3 months

++

S > I

Yes

Pons most affected

+ Normal Normal

++

P > A

Normal +
2 3 years, 1 month 7 months +++ Yes ++ Reduced internal architecture

+

P > A

++

P > A

+

++, +++

P > A

4 5 years, 7 months 2 years, 7 months

++

S > I

Yes ++ Normal Normal + +

++

P > A

5 3 years, 9 months 3 months

++

S > I

Yes ++ Reduced internal architecture Normal ++ Normal Normal
6 3 years, 4 months 8 months

+

S > I

Yes

Pons

+/++ Normal Normal + + Normal
8 3 years, 3 months 1 month ++/+++

Yes

Pons

+ Reduced internal architecture + + Normal

+/++

P > A

9 3 years, 5 months 5 months +++

Yes

Pons most affected

+/++ Reduced internal architecture + + +

++/+++

P > A

10 4 years, 9 months 1 year, 3 months

+

S > I

Yes

Pons

++ Reduced internal architecture + + +

++

P > A

11 1 year, 10 months NA Normal No + Reduced internal architecture + + Normal

+

P > A

3 years, 3 months NA

++

S > I

No +/++ Reduced internal architecture + ++ Normal

++

P > A

13 3 years, 4 months 5 months Normal

Yes

Pons

+ Reduced internal architecture Normal

+

P > A

Normal Normal
4 years, 7 months 1 year, 8 months

+

Vermis

Yes

Pons

+ Reduced internal architecture

+

P > A

+/++

P > A

Normal

++

P > A

Time to MRI is time from initial seizure to MRI being performed.

Patient diagnosed before symptom presentation.

+, mild; ++, moderate; +++, severe; NA, not applicable; P > A, posterior more than anterior; S > I, superior more than inferior.