Midbrain Atrophy in Vascular Parkinsonism | Zendy

SeongMin Choi | Zendy; Byeong C. Kim | Zendy; TaiSeung Nam | Zendy; JoonTae Kim | Zendy; SeungHan Lee | Zendy; ManSeok Park | Zendy; MyeongKyu Kim | Zendy; Mony J. de Leon | Zendy; KiHyun Cho | Zendy

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Midbrain Atrophy in Vascular Parkinsonism

Author(s) -

SeongMin Choi,

Byeong C. Kim,

TaiSeung Nam,

JoonTae Kim,

SeungHan Lee,

ManSeok Park,

MyeongKyu Kim,

Mony J. de Leon,

KiHyun Cho

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

european neurology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573

H-Index - 77

eISSN - 1421-9913

pISSN - 0014-3022

DOI - 10.1159/000326907

Subject(s) - parkinsonism , progressive supranuclear palsy , atrophy , midbrain , pons , brainstem , medicine , central nervous system disease , pathology , parkinson's disease , cardiology , central nervous system , disease

Midbrain atrophy is a well-known feature of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). Some clinical features of vascular parkinsonism (VP) such as pseudobulbar phenomena, lower body predominance and early postural instability suggest that the brainstem could be associated with VP. The aim of this study was to determine whether midbrain atrophy was present in patients with VP.

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