Ataxia Patient MRI (IMAGE) Cell Press Caption An MRI scan showing a healthy control (left) and a patient with cerebellar ataxia (right). The ataxia patient's MRI shows cerebellar atrophy and cervical spinal cord thinning. Repeat MRIs showed the atrophy slowly progressed over time. Credit Wang et al./<I>Cell Reports</I> 2016 Usage Restrictions Credit Required. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.