Diagnostic accuracy of MR planimetry in clinically unclassifiable parkinsonism

Improving the diagnostic accuracy in parkinsonism: a three-pronged approach.

Separating Parkinson's disease from the various causes of atypical parkinsonism (AP) is a common and clinically relevant challenge in clinical practice. Distinguishing between the different causes of AP is even more difficult. Here the authors discuss a systematic, clinically based and three-pronged approach that can assist clinicians in establishing the correct diagnosis in the consulting room...

Diagnostic Accuracy of Squash Preparations in Central Nervous System Tumors

Background & Objectives: The accurate assessment of the diseased tissue is fundamental to the diagnosis and management of disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). The ‛squash’ or ‛crush’ technique has been universally employed in the intraoperative diagnosis of CNS tumors. The aim of our study was to evaluate the accuracy of squash preparation in diagnosing CNS tumors by comparing with hi...

Diagnostic accuracy of I-FP-CIT SPECT in diagnosing drug-induced parkinsonism: A prospective study

Neurologists’ diagnostic accuracy of depression and cognitive problems in patients with parkinsonism

BACKGROUND Depression and cognitive impairment (CI) are important non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's Disease (PD) and related syndromes, but it is not clear how well they are recognised in daily practice. We have studied the diagnostic performance of experienced neurologists on the topics depression and cognitive impairment during a routine encounter with a patient with recent-onset parkinsonian...

Diagnostic accuracy of 123 I-FP-CIT SPECT in diagnosing drug-induced parkinsonism: a prospective study.

INTRODUCTION Drug-induced parkinsonism is a major type of parkinsonism in our setting. Symptoms usually disappear after discontinuation of the drug. However, they may persist in patients with a variant known as subclinical drug-exacerbated parkinsonism; early identification of this entity has important prognostic and therapeutic implications. The most widely used complementary test in this diag...