Third ventricular width assessed by transcranial ultrasound correlates with cognitive performance in Parkinson's disease

Behnke, Stefanie; Pilotto, Andrea; Liepelt-Scarfone, Inga; Yilmaz, REZZAK; Pausch, Christoph; Dieterich, Svea; Buermann, Jan; Spiegel, Joerg; Dillmann, Ulrich; Unger, Marcus; Posner, Ina; Berg, Daniela

doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.07.005

Third ventricular width assessed by transcranial ultrasound correlates with cognitive performance in Parkinson's disease

Behnke S., Pilotto A., Liepelt-Scarfone I., Yilmaz R., Pausch C., Dieterich S., ...More

PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS, vol.66, pp.68-73, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 66
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.07.005
Journal Name: PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.68-73
Keywords: Parkinson's disease, Cognition, Brain atrophy, Transcranial ultrasound, SONOGRAPHY TCS, BRAIN ATROPHY, DEMENTIA, IMPAIRMENT, MRI, ALZHEIMERS
Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Cognitive impairment and dementia are common in PD; however, no stable marker of cognitive dysfunction is available. Transcranial sonography can evaluate global and focal brain atrophy and has been widely used in the differential diagnosis of parkinsonism.