Clinicoradiological Features in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Comorbid with Argyrophilic Grains. Issue 4 (2nd May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sakurai, Keita; Kaneda, Daita; Morimoto, Satoru; Uchida, Yuto; Inui, Shohei; Kimura, Yasuyuki; Kato, Takashi; Ito, Kengo; Hashizume, Yoshio
• Is Part Of: Movement disorders clinical practice. Volume 9:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 484
• Page End: 488
• Publication Date: 2022-05-02
• Subjects: ambient gyrus -- argyrophilic grain disease -- comorbidity -- magnetic resonance imaging -- progressive supranuclear palsy; Movement Disorders; Movement disorders -- Periodicals; Movement disorders; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616
• DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13455
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2330-1619

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Background: Contrary to pure cases, the influence of comorbid argyrophilic grain disease (AGD) in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) has not been sufficiently evaluated. Objectives: We compared the clinicoradiological features of 12 patients with PSP with (PSPw/AG) and 8 patients without AGD (PSPw/oAG). Methods: Medical records and magnetic resonance imaging were checked retrospectively from a single brain bank database. Results: Other than AGD, no differences were observed in any other neurodegenerative pathologies between the 2 groups. Ages at onset and deaths of patients with PSPw/AG were higher than those of patients with PSPw/oAG (77.9 ± 4.9 vs. 68.9 ± 5.9, and 87.0 ± 5.7 vs. 78.1 ± 5.0; P = 0.003 and P = 0.002, respectively). In addition to the later onset of motor symptoms, initial amnestic presentations were limited to 5 patients with PSPw/AG. Both characteristic midbrain atrophy and severe ambient gyrus atrophy were detected exclusively in 8 patients with PSPw/AG. Conclusions: Initial amnestic presentations and ambient gyrus atrophy may be characteristic of PSPw/AG.