Clinical features of progressive supranuclear palsy
Background Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a clinically heterogenous atypical parkinsonian syndrome. Therefore, early recognition and correct diagnosis of PSP is challenging but essential. This study aims to characterize the clinical manifestations, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and long...
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Published in | Frontiers in aging neuroscience Vol. 15; p. 1229491 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Lausanne
Frontiers Research Foundation
30.08.2023
Frontiers Media S.A |
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Summary: | Background
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a clinically heterogenous atypical parkinsonian syndrome. Therefore, early recognition and correct diagnosis of PSP is challenging but essential. This study aims to characterize the clinical manifestations, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and longitudinal MRI changes of PSP in China.
Method
Clinical and MRI presentations were compared among 150 cases with PSP. Then the longitudinal MRI changes among 20 patients with PSP were further explored. Additionally, a series of midbrain-based MRI parameters was compared between PSP-P and PD.
Results
Throughout the course of the disease, there were differences in the symptoms of the fall and hand tremor between the PSP-RS and PSP-P. There were significant differences in the six midbrain-based MRI parameters between the PSP-RS and the PSP-P, including hummingbird sign, midbrain diameter, midbrain to pons ratio (MTPR), midbrain area, midbrain area to pons area ratio (Ma/Pa), and midbrain tegmental length (MBTegm). Longitudinal MRI studies revealed that the annual rel.ΔMTPR and rel.Δ (Ma/Pa) for PSP were 5.55 and 6.52%, respectively; additionally, PSP-RS presented a higher decline rate than PSP-P. Moreover, MTPR ≤0.56, midbrain diameter ≤ 0.92, midbrain area ≤ 1.00, and third ventricle width ≤ 0.75 could identify PSP-P from PD.
Conclusion
PSP-P differs from PSP-RS regarding clinical manifestations, MRI, and longitudinal MRI changes. MRI parameters could be potential imaging markers to identify PSP-P from PD. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 These authors have contributed equally to this work Edited by: Shigeki Arawaka, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Faculty of Medicine, Japan Reviewed by: Natalia Madetko-Alster, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland; Piotr Alster, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland |
ISSN: | 1663-4365 1663-4365 |
DOI: | 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1229491 |