Differentiation of neurodegenerative parkinsonian syndromes by volumetric magnetic resonance imaging analysis and support vector machine classification.

Journal: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Clinical differentiation of parkinsonian syndromes is still challenging.

Authors

  • Hans-Jürgen Huppertz
    Swiss Epilepsy Centre, Klinik Lengg, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Leona Möller
    Department of Neurology, University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
  • Martin Südmeyer
    Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
  • Rüdiger Hilker
    Department of Neurology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Elke Hattingen
    Department of Neuroradiology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Karl Egger
    Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
  • Florian Amtage
    Department of Neurology, Medical University Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
  • Gesine Respondek
    Department of Neurology, University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
  • Maria Stamelou
    Department of Neurology, University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
  • Alfons Schnitzler
    Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
  • Elmar H Pinkhardt
    Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
  • Wolfgang H Oertel
    Department of Neurology, University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
  • Susanne Knake
    Department of Neurology, University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
  • Jan Kassubek
    Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. jan.kassubek@uni-ulm.de.
  • Günter U Höglinger
    Department of Neurology, University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany.