Publications by authors named "P Ressner"
Purpose: Transcranial sonography (TCS) magnetic resonance (MR) fusion imaging and digital image analysis are useful tools for the evaluation of various brain pathologies. This study aimed to compare the echogenicity of predefined brain structures in Huntington's disease (HD) patients and healthy controls by TCS-MR fusion imaging using Virtual Navigator and digitized image analysis.
Materials And Methods: The echogenicity of the caudate nucleus (CN), substantia nigra (SN), lentiform nucleus (LN), insula, and brainstem raphe (BR) evaluated by TCS-MR fusion imaging using digitized image analysis was compared between 21 HD patients and 23 healthy controls.
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- - The study explored the attitudes of progressive neurological disease (PND) patients and their families towards end-of-life care, involving 327 participants and using a specific questionnaire for data collection.
- - Significant differences were found, with families often wanting to prolong life at any cost, while patients preferred to have control over their end-of-life decisions.
- - Both groups agreed on the importance of patients expressing their treatment wishes in writing, highlighting the need for these preferences to be included in personalized care plans.
Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) can be difficult in the early stages of the disease. The aim of the study described here was to assess the correlation between transcranial sonography (TCS) and (123)I-FP-CIT ([(123)I]ioflupane, N-ω-fluoropropyl-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-[(123)I]iodophenyl)nortropane) SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) findings and the diagnosis of PD. A total of 49 patients were enrolled in the study: 29 patients with PD, 7 patients with other parkinsonian syndromes, 11 patients with essential tremor and 2 with psychogenic movement disorder.
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