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Differentiating CBD syndrome from PSP using brain atrophy patterns

Date February 6, 2006
Posted by Robin Riddle
Differentiating CBD syndrome from PSP using brain atrophy patterns

NIH LogoSharon, one of our group members, sent this article to me today.  It’s an article about a study done at UCSF that shows that the patterns of brain atrophy are different in progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration.

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Almost 25% of those who were thought to have Parkinson’s Disease have been found, upon autopsy, to have an alternative diagnosis. The most common alternative diagnosis is an atypical parkinsonism disorder.

In this 2015 landmark MSA study of 134 patients clinically diagnosed with MSA, only 62% actually had MSA upon brain autopsy. BSN was responsible for almost 25% of the MSA brains for this study.  Learn more.

Some people say their family member has “Parkinson’s with Lewy Bodies.”  This is redundant as Parkinson’s Disease is a Lewy body disease.  Probably what they mean that is that their family has “Lewy Body Dementia” or “Parkinson’s Disease Dementia.”  Learn more.

In the US, a “rare” or “orphan” disease is one where there are fewer than 200,000 patients. PSP, MSA, and CBD are all rare diseases.

“Alien limb phenomenon” is involuntary activity of a limb and a feeling that the limb is foreign.  This symptom can occur in corticobasal degeneration.  Learn more about CBD.

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