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NEUROLOGY 2004;63:2132-2135
© 2004 American Academy of Neurology
Brief Communications

Cerebellar lesions in the PICA but not SCA territory impair cognition

Cornelia Exner, PhD, Godehard Weniger, MD and Eva Irle, PhD

From the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Dr. Exner), University of Marburg; and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Drs. Weniger and Irle), University of Göttingen, Germany.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Cornelia Exner, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Marburg, Gutenbergstr. 18, D-35032 Marburg, FRG; e-mail: exnerc{at}staff.uni-marburg.de

The authors sought to clarify whether lesions in different parts of the cerebellum result in differential cognitive and affective impairment. Six subjects with cerebellar lesions due to posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) infarction, five subjects with lesions in the SCA vascular territory, and 11 matched controls were administered a battery of standard neuropsychological tests. PICA lesions but not SCA lesions resulted in cognitive and affective deficits pointing to a dominant role of posterior cerebellar regions in cognitive and affective processing.

Received June 10, 2004. Accepted in final form September 8, 2004.

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