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Hyperechogenicity of the Substantia Nigra in Parkinson’s Disease: Insights from Two Brothers with Markedly Different Disease Durations
Joint Authors
Todd, Gabrielle
Hall, J. M.
Georgiades, Matthew J.
Hammond, Deborah A.
Feng, Xiaoting
Moustafa, Ahmed A.
Lewis, Simon J. G.
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We present clinical features and substantia nigra morphology for two brothers with Parkinson’s disease (PD) aged 60 and 59 years.
The brothers were diagnosed at 41 and 50 years of age, respectively.
Both patients exhibited an abnormally large area of substantia nigra echogenicity bilaterally when viewed with transcranial ultrasound.
The abnormality was similar in both brothers despite one having a much longer disease duration than the other.
These findings further highlight that transcranial ultrasound is not associated with severity of clinical symptoms, but it might assist in the diagnosis of PD provided that it is combined with other variables known to precede PD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hall, J. M.& Georgiades, Matthew J.& Hammond, Deborah A.& Feng, Xiaoting& Moustafa, Ahmed A.& Lewis, Simon J. G.…[et al.]. 2017. Hyperechogenicity of the Substantia Nigra in Parkinson’s Disease: Insights from Two Brothers with Markedly Different Disease Durations. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hall, J. M.…[et al.]. Hyperechogenicity of the Substantia Nigra in Parkinson’s Disease: Insights from Two Brothers with Markedly Different Disease Durations. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147126
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hall, J. M.& Georgiades, Matthew J.& Hammond, Deborah A.& Feng, Xiaoting& Moustafa, Ahmed A.& Lewis, Simon J. G.…[et al.]. Hyperechogenicity of the Substantia Nigra in Parkinson’s Disease: Insights from Two Brothers with Markedly Different Disease Durations. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147126
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147126