Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• McKinley, J J
• McCarthy, A
• Kavanagh, E
• Lynch, T

Titel

Neurological ornithology

Ist Teil von

• Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2014-02, Vol.85 (2), p.239-240

Ort / Verlag

London: BMJ Publishing Group LTD

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

BMJ Journals Archiv - DFG Nationallizenzen

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Additionally, there was a significant reduction in the areas (mm2) of the midbrain tegmentum, inferior colliculus and pontine tegmentum compared with IPD and controls. 3 Such areas may not be practically quantified on routine conventional MRI, however, the authors did note that the mean length (mm) of the anteroposterior diameter of the midbrain tegmentum in PSP patients was significantly shorter than in IPD patients and controls. 3 The anteroposterior diameter of the midbrain is a measurement that could be relatively easily performed on routine diagnostic imaging, and Warmuth-Metz et al have studied this in addition to the anteroposterior diameter of the pons and collicular plate in 50 individuals with a variety of Parkinsonian syndromes including PSP, IPD and the striatonigral variant of multiple-system atrophy (MSA-P).