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ArticleEuropean journal of neurology2024

Clinical and neuroimaging characteristics of primary lateral sclerosis with overlapping features of progressive supranuclear palsy.

Negin Badihian, Rodolfo G Gatto, Ryota Satoh, Farwa Ali, Heather M Clark, Nha Trang Thu Pham, Jennifer L Whitwell, Keith A Josephs

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Article in European journal of neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Negin BadihianDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3520-5212
Rodolfo G GattoDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2170-6662
Ryota SatohDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Farwa AliDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Heather M ClarkDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9697-0084
Nha Trang Thu PhamDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Jennifer L WhitwellDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Keith A JosephsDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2930-8634

Funding

Longitudinal Multi-modal Imaging in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy SyndromesR01NS089757 · NINDS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI JOSEPHS, KEITH A, WHITWELL, JENNIFER LOUISE · 2015 to 2024
$5.6M
Longitudinal multi-modal imaging in progressive supranuclear palsy syndromesR37NS089757 · NINDS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Keith A Josephs, Jennifer Louise Whitwell · 2026 to 2026
$3.7M
NIH HHS R01-NS89757NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS089757NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS089757
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposePrimary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects the central motor system. In rare cases, clinical features of PLS may overlap with those of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). We investigate neuroimaging features that can help distinguish PLS with overlapping features of PSP (PLS-PSP) from PSP.

methodsSix patients with PLS-PSP were enrolled between 2019 and 2023. We compared their clinical and neuroimaging characteristics with 18 PSP-Richardson syndrome (PSP-RS) patients and 20 healthy controls. Magnetic resonance imaging,

resultsFive of the six PLS-PSP patients (83.3%) were male. Median age at symptom onset was 61.5 (52.5-63) years, and all had mixed features of PLS and PSP. Volumes of the pallidum, caudate, midbrain, and cerebellar dentate were smaller in PSP-RS than PLS-PSP, providing good discrimination (AUROC = 0.75 for all). The susceptibilities in pallidum, midbrain, and cerebellar dentate were greater in PSP-RS compared to PLS-PSP, providing excellent discrimination (AUROC ≥ 0.90 for all). On DTI, fractional anisotropy (FA) in the posterior limb of the internal capsule from the corticospinal tract was lower in PLS-PSP compared to PSP-RS (AUROC = 0.86), but FA in the superior cerebellar peduncle was lower in PSP-RS (AUROC = 0.95). Pallidum flortaucipir PET uptake was greater in PSP-RS compared to PLS-PSP (AUROC = 0.74).

conclusionsRegional brain volume, tractography, and magnetic susceptibility, but not tau-PET, are useful in distinguishing PLS-PSP from PSP.

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Diffusion Tensor ImagingPositron-Emission TomographySupranuclear Palsy, ProgressiveAgedBrainDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuroimagingneurodegenerative disordersprimary lateral sclerosisprogressive supranuclear palsyquantitative susceptibility mappingtractography

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PMCPMC11227385

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