Progressive spasticity, supranuclear gaze palsy and postural instability, without parkinsonism: what's in a phenotype?

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We present a series of patients with vertical supranuclear gaze palsy, postural instability with falls, and progressive spasticity, who mimic Progressive Supranuclear Palsy - Richardson's syndrome (PSP-R) but have no parkinsonism, and in whom dopamine transporter imaging is normal. We suggest possible aetiologies for this constellation of symptoms, discuss the possible origin of these signs and highlight this...

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