Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Misdiagnosed as Parkinson's Disease: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Because of its increasingly recognized clinical diversity, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) may be difficult to diagnose, particularly in resource-poor settings where the means of getting supportive tests is a huge challenge. This often results in underdiagnosis or misdiagnosis of PSP, most comm...

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Autor principal: Owolabi, LF
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3853608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24349849
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.121221
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Sumario:Because of its increasingly recognized clinical diversity, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) may be difficult to diagnose, particularly in resource-poor settings where the means of getting supportive tests is a huge challenge. This often results in underdiagnosis or misdiagnosis of PSP, most commonly as Parkinson's disease. The author reported a case of how brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to arrive at the diagnosis of PSP in a man previously misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease. Relevant literatures regarding the diagnostic utility of MRI in PSP were also reviewed.

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