Abstract

Corticobasal degeneration and Parkinson's disease are pathologically distinct disorders with unique histological and biochemical features of a tauopathy and a-synucleinopathy respectively. We report the first case of co-occurrence of these pathologies in the same patient. Convergence of such distinctly separate neuropathology in the same brain highlights the need for extensive brain banking and further research in supporting the hypothesis that tauopathies and a-synucleinopathies might share common pathogenic mechanisms.

Details

Title
Dual pathology of corticobasal degeneration and Parkinson's disease in a patient with clinical features of progressive supranuclear palsy
Author
Mooney, Tomin; Tampiyappa, Anthony; Robertson, Thomas; Grimley, Rohan; Burke, Chris; Ng, Kenneth; Patrikios, Peter
Pages
887-90
Publication year
2011
Publication date
Oct-Dec 2011
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
00283886
e-ISSN
19984022
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
916768559
Copyright
Copyright Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Oct-Dec 2011