Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD) are sporadic four-repeat tauopathies that have characteristic clinical and neuropathologic profiles, but also share overlapping ...

Neuropalliative care is an emerging field for those with conditions such as Parkinson disease, multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal syndrome, and other diseases, but ...

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham has identified a unique brain network that links varied patterns of brain atrophy, or shrinkage, associated with schizophrenia. By combining ...

In neurodegenerative diseases, specific brain regions take the brunt of pathology and atrophy. However, differences from one patient to another make it hard to predict the precise path of progression ...

A 78 year-old woman presented with two years of unsteady gait and difficulty using her hands. Her exam was notable for prominent apraxia of both upper extremities and cortical sensory loss (i.e., ...

It is probably safe to say that progressive supranuclear palsy is not a household name. Unlike Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, conditions that have become part of the common vocabulary, progressive ...

Alien Hand Syndrome (AHS) is a rare neurological disorder distinguished by involuntary, seemingly purposeful limb movements coupled with a sensation of estrangement from the affected limb. This ...

In the future, movement disorder specialists are likely to develop and validate clinical diagnostic criteria for CBD and a clinical rating scale instrument using objective parameters of apraxia, eye ...