Lesion of the dorsorostral midbrain sparing the nigrostriatal tract mimics axial rigidity seen in progressive supranuclear palsy

Jan Lewerenz; Bartosz Zurowski; Lars Jenicke; Tobias Bäumer; Andrew J. Lees; Alexander Münchau

doi:10.1002/mds.20484

Lesion of the dorsorostral midbrain sparing the nigrostriatal tract mimics axial rigidity seen in progressive supranuclear palsy

Jan Lewerenz, Bartosz Zurowski, Lars Jenicke, Tobias Bäumer, Andrew J. Lees, Alexander Münchau^*

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Abstract

We report on a patient with a residual dorsorostral midbrain lesion after resection of a pineal gland tumor. In addition to severe vertical gaze palsy, this patient exhibited other neurological features closely resembling progressive supranuclear palsy. Normal dopamine transporter single-photon emission computed tomography imaging excluded significant dopamine deficiency. We suggest that dorsorostral midbrain pathology rather than dopamine deficiency due to degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons or basal ganglia nuclei might be responsible for axial rigidity in extension.

Original language	English
Journal	Movement Disorders
Volume	20
Issue number	8
Pages (from-to)	1071-1075
Number of pages	5
ISSN	0885-3185
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.20484
Publication status	Published - 08.2005

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Lesion of the dorsorostral midbrain sparing the nigrostriatal tract mimics axial rigidity seen in progressive supranuclear palsy

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