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Yoichiro Nishida1,2, Masaki Hizume1, Yuichi Fumimura1
1Department of Neurology, Saitama Prefectural Rehabilitation Center, Japan.
Abstract:
Cerebellar damage can cause not only disturbance in motor control but also higher brain dysfunction known as cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS). Although CCAS has a high prevalence, the precise mechanism and effective medications are unknown. We herein report a CCAS patient whose symptoms were ameliorated with the cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil. N-isopropyl-p-123I-iodoamphetamine-single-photon emission computed tomography showed improvement in hypoperfusion in the contralateral frontal and parieto-temporal lobes. Some projections with cholinergic transmission might form a functional connectivity between the cerebellum and contralateral association cortices, and cholinergic dysfunction is involved in CCAS pathophysiology. Donepezil might be worth considering for some CCAS patients.
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