‘Hummingbird’ Sign in a Patient with Guam Parkinsonism-Dementia Complex [PDF]
Journal of Movement Disorders, 2017 We present a case of a 71-year-old male Chamorro patient from Guam who presented with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)-Richardson’s syndrome. Considering his strong family history of parkinsonism and a PSP phenotype, he was clinically diagnosed with ...
Tianrong Yeo, Louis CS Tan
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Hummingbird sign in progressive supranuclear palsy disease [PDF]
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2012 Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is characterized by slowness, rigidity, bradykinesia, repeated falls, downgaze limitation and dementia. Midbrain atrophy on magnetic resonance imaging is highly suggestive of PSP and is described as "hummingbird sign".
Sanjay Pandey
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Can Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Be Accurately Identified via MRI with the Use of Visual Rating Scales and Signs? [PDF]
BiomedicinesIntroduction: Neurodegenerative diseases like progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) present challenges concerning their diagnosis. Neuroimaging using magnetic resonance (MRI) may add diagnostic value.
George Anyfantakis +5 more
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Imaging Criteria for the Diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: Supportive or Mandatory? [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 We present the case of a 54-year-old male, without any significant medical history, who insidiously developed speech disturbances and walking difficulties, accompanied by backward falls. The symptoms progressively worsened over time.
Nicoleta Lupascu +6 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy: A case report and review of literature [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) has many clinical features overlapping with other Parkinson syndromes and differentiation on clinical ground is difficult.
Baraka Alphonce +4 more
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FXTAS and the Spectrum of FMR1 Premutation-Associated Phenotypes in Latin America: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
Mov Disord Clin PractAbstract Background Fragile X–associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a late‐onset neurodegenerative disorder caused by FMR1 premutation expansions (55–200 CGG repeats). Although well described in populations of predominantly European ancestry, FXTAS remains poorly characterized in Latin America due to limited awareness, restricted access to ...
Schmidmajer A +6 more
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A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Single-Shot Liposomal Bupivacaine vs Liposomal Bupivacaine Combined with Dexamethasone for Foot and Ankle Procedures [PDF]
Foot & Ankle OrthopaedicsResearch Type: Level 1 - Randomized controlled trial (RCT), Meta-analysis of randomized trials with homogeneous results Introduction/Purpose: A 2020 study evaluated the addition of dexamethasone to popliteal nerve blocks but failed to demonstrate a ...
Grant Thomas BS +6 more
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Hummingbird sign in progressive supranuclear palsy [PDF]
Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2012 Rajesh Verma, Mani Gupta
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Progressive supranuclear palsy: A case report and brief review of the literature [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsAtypical Parkinsonian syndromes are a subset of progressive neurodegenerative disorders that present with signs of Parkinson's disease. However, due to multisystem degeneration, the atypical Parkinsonian syndromes have additional symptoms that are often ...
Vivek Batheja, MD +5 more
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Can the hummingbird sign contribute to the diagnosis of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus? [PDF]
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Selcuk Comoglu
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