Abstract
The relationship between the features of MRI in brainstem and pathological findings was investigated in eight autopsy cases with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). Features of T1-weighted images at midbrain level were atrophy of tegmentum and tectum, and dilatation of aqueduct. Histologically, these findings were consistent with atrophy of periaqueductal gray matter, quadrigeminal plate, and tegmentum. In these lesions, we detected neuronal loss, decrease in density of myelinated fibers, gliosis, rarefaction of tissues, and tau-positive structures such as neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), glial fibrillary tangles (GFTs) and neuropil threads. At pons level, atrophy of tegmentum, atrophy of pontine base, and dilatation of prepontine cistern were found. Tau-positive structures were observed not only in tegmentum but also in pontine base. The density of the tau-positive structure was closely related to the severity of atrophy. Features of T2-weighted images were high intensity in the periaqueductal lesion and tegmentum in pons. In these lesions, severe histological findings were detected. The MRI features in brainstem were closely related to the histological findings as PSP.
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