Three Cases of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
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: 465-470, 1991.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a kind of chronic neurodegenerative diseases, the main clinical characteristics of which are loss of voluntary control of vertical gaze, particularly downgaze, dysarthria. Diffuse body rigidity with dystonic extension of the peck, and dementia In its earlier stages, PSP can be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease because of lack of awareness of the disease and symptoms and signs may not be diagnostic until the disease is advanced. About 4% of all patients with parkinson's disease turn out eventually to have progressive supranuclear palsy. We report the three cases of PSP with MRI brain scan.
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Main subject:
Parkinson Disease
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Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
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Brain
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Dementia
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Dysarthria
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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