http://www.ataxiacenter.umn.edu/aboutataxia/cerebellum/home.html
"Loss (death) of the Purkinje cell is the most common finding in cerebellar ataxia from any cause.
The absence of a functioning Purkinje cell causes the cerebellum to shrink.
This shrinkage can sometimes be seen through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans." Mar 26, 2009
About the Cerebellum - MED - Ataxia Center, University of Minnesota
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