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Severe cerebral atrophy in progressive supranuclear palsy: a case report
T Akashi1, K Arima, N Maruyama
1National Center Hospital for Mental, Nervous and Muscular Disorders, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Clinical Neuropathology
|July 1, 1989
Summary
This case report details severe cortical atrophy in a patient with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare finding. The study highlights atypical presentations of PSP, emphasizing the need for broader differential diagnoses.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Pathology
Background:
- Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease typically characterized by subcortical pathology.
- Cortical involvement in PSP is often considered minimal or absent in existing literature.