Differential Progression of Midbrain Atrophy in Parkinsonism : Longitudinal MRI Study

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AIMS: To elucidate different patterns of progression of midbrain atrophy in patients with Richardson's syndrome (RS), progressive supranuclear palsy-parkinsonism (PSP-P), and Parkinson's disease (PD) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based visual rating indexes.

METHODS: We recruited 12 patients with PSP-RS, 12 with PSP-P, and 23 with PD for whom MRIs had been followed up for at least 2 years (mean ± SD, 4.9 ± 1.6 years) after the initial MRI. MRI-based visual rating indexes were used to estimate midbrain atrophy, including the ratio of the pontine to midbrain tegmental areas (P/M ratio) on a midsagittal image, the length between the interpeduncular fossa and the center of the cerebral aqueduct at the midmammillary-body level (MTEGM) on axial images, and the morning glory sign.

RESULTS: Initially, there were no differences in MRI-based visual rating indexes between PSP-P and PD, while PSP-RS showed a higher P/M ratio and lower MTEGM compared with PSP-P and PD. In PD, the P/M ratio and MTEGM remained stable with disease progression. However, the extent of changes between initial and follow-up indexes was similarly greater for both PSP-RS and PSP-P than for PD. Finally, PSP-P showed a higher P/M ratio and lower MTEGM compared with PD in the follow-up, while PSP-RS still exhibited the most profound changes.

CONCLUSIONS: Midbrain atrophy progresses differentially in patients with PSP-RS, PSP-P, and PD. Longitudinal measurements of midbrain atrophy using MRI-based visual rating indexes can help distinguish patients with PSP-P from those with PSP-RS and PD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Neuro-degenerative diseases - 17(2017), 1 vom: 01., Seite 31-37

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hwang, Minho [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Hyunwoo [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Younsoo [VerfasserIn]
Youn, Jinyoung [VerfasserIn]
Park, Jongkyu [VerfasserIn]
Huh, Young Eun [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hee-Tae [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Jin Whan [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.07.2017

Date Revised 05.12.2017

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM264224442