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. 2017 Jul-Aug:44:66-69.
doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2017.04.005. Epub 2017 Apr 20.

Can loss of the swallow tail sign help distinguish between Parkinson Disease and the Parkinson-Plus syndromes?

Christopher Sami Oustwani  1 , Alexander William Korutz  1 , Malisa Siri Lester  1 , Yasaman Kianirad  2 , Tanya Simuni  2 , Tarek Aref Hijaz  3
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Can loss of the swallow tail sign help distinguish between Parkinson Disease and the Parkinson-Plus syndromes?

Christopher Sami Oustwani et al. Clin Imaging. 2017 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Purpose: To determine if loss of the swallow tail sign (STS) can distinguish Parkinson Disease (PD) from the Parkinson-Plus syndromes.

Methods: Twenty-five patients with PD, 21 with Parkinson-Plus syndromes, and 14 control patients were included. Presence of the STS was assessed.

Results: The STS was present in 79% of controls, statistically greater than the PD/Parkinson-Plus patients. There was no difference in the presence of the STS between the PD/Parkinson-Plus subgroups or when scanning at 1.5 T or 3 T.

Conclusions: Loss of the STS could not distinguish between PD and Parkinson-Plus patients. The STS can be identified at both 1.5 T and 3 T.

Keywords: Parkinson Disease; Parkinson Plus syndromes; Susceptibility weighted imaging; Swallow tail sign.

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