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Orofacial apraxia in corticobasal degeneration, progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy and Parkinson's disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15592726     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the assessment of orofacial praxis is useful for the differential diagnosis of parkinsonian syndromes and to understand the neural mechanisms underlying OFA, searching for the respective roles of cortical and subcortical structures. METHODS: Forty-four patients were assessed: 12 with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD), 8 with multiple system atrophy (MSA), 12 with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and 12 with corticobasal degeneration (CBD). An easy bedside scale was used, exploring single gestures, gestures with noise production and multiple sequential gestures. We searched for group and task effects. RESULTS: Patients with CBD were significantly more impaired than those with IPD, MSA or PSP (p<0.001). Our assessment was unable to distinguish between the IPD, MSA and PSP groups. There was a clear task effect in CBD with a major impairment in multiple sequential gestures (p<0.0001). CONCLUSION: Assessment of orofacial praxis helps in the clinical diagnosis of CBD. Patients with IPD, MSA and PSP did not present with OFA. We suggest that the deficit in multiple sequential gestures in CBD is related to simultaneous lesions of the parietal lobule and the supplementary motor area.
Authors:
Canan Ozsancak; Pascal Auzou; Kathy Dujardin; Niall Quinn; Alain Destée
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurology     Volume:  251     ISSN:  0340-5354     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurol.     Publication Date:  2004 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-12-13     Completed Date:  2005-03-14     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0423161     Medline TA:  J Neurol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1317-23     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Service de Neurologie et Pathologie du Mouvement, EA 2683 Clinique Neurologique, CHU de Lille, 59037, Lille Cedex, France. c_ozsancak@yahoo.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Apraxias / etiology*
Basal Ganglia Diseases / diagnosis,  physiopathology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Movement
Multiple System Atrophy / physiopathology*
Multivariate Analysis
Neurodegenerative Diseases / physiopathology
Neurologic Examination / methods
Neuropsychological Tests
Olfaction Disorders / etiology
Parkinson Disease / diagnosis,  physiopathology*
Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / diagnosis,  physiopathology*

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