Document Detail


Transcranial sonography in Perry syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19505837     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report transcranial sonography findings in two siblings (one male and one female) of a proband with Perry syndrome. A moderate degree of parkinsonism and prominent apathy were present in both subjects. The female patient displayed dyspnea and weight loss, indicating more advanced stages of Perry syndrome and for whom recently discovered specific mutation of Perry syndrome had been identified. In both patients, transcranial sonography exhibited marked substantia nigra (SN) hyperechogenicity, which is characteristic of idiopathic Parkinson's disease. This observation, together with similar findings reported for several different types of monogenic forms of parkinsonism, supports the suggestions that SN hyperechogenicity may be a common sign of nigral degeneration irrespective of underlying molecular pathology.
Authors:
Esen Saka; M Akif Topcuoglu; Ahmet U Demir; Bulent Elibol
Related Documents :
6231537 - Basal ganglia calcification and psychosis in down's syndrome.
9321767 - Two sibs with chorioretinal dystrophy, hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism, and cerebellar a...
9835997 - The mayer-rokitansky-küster syndrome. an analysis of its morphology and embryology. pa...
15795967 - Scoliosis in steinert syndrome: a case report.
21619997 - Thoracic outlet syndrome after the nuss procedure for the correction of extreme pectus ...
1633647 - Treatment for b-cell-type lymphoma in a girl associated with bloom's syndrome.
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2009-06-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Parkinsonism & related disorders     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1873-5126     ISO Abbreviation:  Parkinsonism Relat. Disord.     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-03     Completed Date:  2010-04-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9513583     Medline TA:  Parkinsonism Relat Disord     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  68-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Hacettepe University Hospitals, Department of Neurology, 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. esensaka@hacettepe.edu.tr <esensaka@hacettepe.edu.tr>
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Brain / pathology*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mental Status Schedule
Middle Aged
Parkinsonian Disorders / pathology*,  ultrasonography*
Severity of Illness Index
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial*

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Adsorption of methylene blue onto sonicated sepiolite from aqueous solutions.
Next Document:  Motor overflow and mirror dystonia.