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Journal of Case Reports
Parkinson’s Disease and Early Stages of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Neurological Mimicry
Robin George1, Vinod Krishnan2, Biju Mohan1, Pavan Maniyar3
Departments of 1Medicine and 3Radiology, National Hospital, Calicut, Kerala; 2Department of Medicine, KMCT Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Robin George
Email: drrobingeorgempl@gmail.com
Received: 30-JUN-2015 Accepted: 24-AUG-2015 Published Online: 05-SEP-2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2015.0097
Abstract
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is not a rare condition, but because of its increasingly recognized clinical diversity, it may be difficult to diagnose, especially in a resource poor setting where imaging modalities may not be available. As a result, progressive supranuclear palsy is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s disease (PD). In this case report, we would like to highlight the importance of brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in diagnosing early stage of progressive supranuclear palsy in a patient who was being treated as Parkinson’s disease. 
Keywords : Brain Stem, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Parkinson’s Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
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