Gentilini M, Palmieri M
Riv Patol Nerv Ment. 1984 Mar-Apr;105(2):75-80.
The case of a 64-year-old patient with a severe cerebellar ataxia of unknown origin, dating back at least three years, is described. The patient was diagnosed as suffering from hypothyroidism and after one month of replacement therapy with thyroxine there was complete remission both of the myxedema symptoms and of the cerebellar syndrome. The possible association between cerebellar ataxia and myxedema was thus confirmed. The writers stress the importance of identifying this uncommon clinical entity especially in view of the excellent results of thyroxine treatment.
本文描述了一名64岁患者的病例，该患者患有起源不明的严重小脑共济失调，病程至少三年。患者被诊断为甲状腺功能减退，在接受甲状腺素替代治疗一个月后，黏液性水肿症状和小脑综合征均完全缓解。由此证实了小脑共济失调与黏液性水肿之间可能存在关联。作者强调了识别这种罕见临床病症的重要性，特别是考虑到甲状腺素治疗取得的良好效果。
