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Although cerebellar atrophy is well documented, specific neuroimaging markers remain limited. We aimed to characterize magnetic resonance imaging findings, particularly corpus callosum abnormalities and their association with disease duration.\u00a0<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We retrospectively analyzed brain MRI from four participants with BNS (two genetically confirmed, two clinically diagnosed) at our institution using 1.5T or 3T scanners with T1-weighted, T2-weighted, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR), and diffusion-weighted imaging sequences. A literature review identified 16 evaluable cases from 14 studies. Cases with multiple sequences were compared descriptively; exploratory Mann\u2013Whitney U tests included single-sequence literature cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cerebellar atrophy was universal (20\/20, 100%). Splenial corpus callosum signal changes, manifesting as T2WI\/FLAIR hyperintensity and\/or T1WI hypointensity, were observed in 7\/20 (35%) participants, though only 2 were confirmable across multiple sequences. Only 2 of 6 multisequence-evaluable cases met definite criteria; remaining positive literature-derived cases were classified as equivocal owing to single-sequence availability. One participant demonstrated restricted diffusion in corpus callosum lesions. Pituitary gland and stalk atrophy were identified in 6\/20 (30%). Participants with corpus callosum abnormalities tended to have longer disease duration (median 25.0 vs. 15.0 years, p = 0.25). The triad-confirmed sensitivity analysis showed a similar trend without statistical significance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Splenial signal abnormalities may be under-recognized findings in BNS, potentially associated with longer disease duration. Given the predominance of single-sequence images in the literature, this association remains exploratory and warrants confirmation in larger cohorts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00234-026-04048-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,11]],"date-time":"2026-07-11T08:06:50Z","timestamp":1783757210000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Splenial corpus callosum lesions in Boucher\u2013Neuh\u00e4user syndrome: a case series and comprehensive literature review with exploratory analysis of disease duration"],"prefix":"10.1007","author":[{"given":"Yuichi","family":"Morita","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Moto","family":"Nakaya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ryo","family":"Kurokawa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yasuhiro","family":"Nakata","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Atsuko","family":"Sakamoto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shinsuke","family":"Tobisawa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kentaro","family":"Hayashi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Osamu","family":"Abe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"4048_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"466","DOI":"10.1093\/brain\/30.4.466","volume":"30","author":"G Holmes","year":"1908","unstructured":"Holmes G (1908) A form of familial degeneration of the cerebellum. 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