title: Progressive supranuclear palsy misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Because of its increasingly recognized clinical diversity, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) may be difficult to diagnose, particularly in resource-poor settings where the means of getting supportive tests is a huge challenge. This often results in underdiagnosis or misdiagnosis of PSP, most commonly as Parkinson's disease. The author reported a case of how brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to arrive at the diagnosis of PSP in a man previously misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease. Relevant literatures regarding the diagnostic utility of MRI in PSP were also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Neurology Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Lf
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Owolabi
keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging; Palsy; Progressive; Supranuclear