Marked asymmetry of putaminal pathology in an MSA-P patient with Pisa syndrome.
We report on an autopsy case of a 62-year-old Japanese woman with a 2.5-year history of axial dystonia. She presented with a form of axial dystonia reminiscent of Pisa syndrome. The pathophysiological mechanism underlying forms of axial dystonia remains to be elucidated. We report here the histopathological findings of a multiple system atrophy of parkinsonian predominance (MSA-P) patient with Pisa syndrome.
Hozumi
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Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Gifu University, School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan. ihozumi@cc.gifu-u.ac.jp
Piao
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Inuzuka
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Matsuyama
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Yamada
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Hara
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Hirose
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Tsuchiya
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Takahashi
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D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D004421:Dystonia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019578:Multiple System Atrophy / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011699:Putamen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon