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1From the Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong.
Abstract:
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is the most prevalent form of degenerative atypical parkinsonism. Clinical manifestations of PSP commonly encompass deficits in vertical gaze, postural stability, akinesia, and cognitive impairment. The characteristic metabolic pattern observed in PSP through FDG PET displays hypometabolism in the midbrain, striatum, thalamus, and frontal lobe. However, visual interpretation of midbrain hypometabolism poses challenges. In this report, we aim to elucidate a novel observation termed the "loss of Mickey Mouse ears' sign," which signifies midbrain hypometabolism as detected through visual assessment of FDG PET images.
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