Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
566-04-006 ISMRM Abstract

Alterations of network volume, topology and dynamics distinguish congenital from slowly progressive cerebellar ataxias

Primary: Pediatrics - Neuro
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Data Processing
566-04-006 · Predicting Neurologic Outcomes · Wednesday, 13 May, 2:35 PM–3:30 PM · Digital Posters Row G
Keywords: Cerebellar ataxia The Virtual Brain Network analysis Graph theory MRI-derived parameters
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Marta Gaviraghi 1, Anita Monteverdi2, Sara Bulgheroni3, Marta Mercati3, Anna Nigri4, Marina Grisoli4, Stefano D’Arrigo3, Claudia A Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia Casellato1, Fulvia Palesi1, Egidio D’Angelo1,2
1Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
2Digital Neuroscience Centre, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
3Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy
4Neuroradiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy
Presenting Author: Marta Gaviraghi

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