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The midbrain to pons ratio: a simple and specific MRI sign of progressive supranuclear palsy.

Massey, LA; Jäger, HR; Paviour, DC; O'Sullivan, SS; Ling, H; Williams, DR; Kallis, C; ... Micallef, C; + view all (2013) The midbrain to pons ratio: a simple and specific MRI sign of progressive supranuclear palsy. Neurology , 80 (20) 1856 - 1861. 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318292a2d2. Green open access

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Abstract

MRI-based measurements used to diagnose progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) typically lack pathologic verification and are not easy to use routinely. We aimed to develop in histologically proven disease a simple measure of the midbrain and pons on sagittal MRI to identify PSP.

Type: Article
Title: The midbrain to pons ratio: a simple and specific MRI sign of progressive supranuclear palsy.
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318292a2d2
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e318292a2d2
Language: English
Additional information: © 2013 American Academy of Neurology. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Aged, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Mesencephalon, Middle Aged, Pons, Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Movement Neurosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Neurodegenerative Diseases
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1392413
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