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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.