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"Penguin" or "hummingbird" sign and midbrain atrophy in progressive supranuclear palsy

"Penguin" or "hummingbird" sign and midbrain atrophy in progressive supranuclear palsy
Midsagittal MRI of the brain demonstrates prominent midbrain atrophy without pontine atrophy (divided by white line), forming the silhouette of the "penguin" or "hummingbird" sign.
MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.
Reproduced with permission from: Graber JJ, Staudinger R. Teaching NeuroImages: "Penguin" or "hummingbird" sign and midbrain atrophy in progressive supranuclear palsy. Neurology 2009; 72:e81. Copyright © 2009 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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