The Diagnostic Value of Oculomotor and Vestibulo-ocular Examinations in Differentiating Progressive Supranuclear Palsy from Parkinson’s Disease

LING Xia 1 , WANG Yang 2 , MA Xinyan 3 , WAN Zhirong 3 , XUE Siru 1 , SUN Yunchuang 1 , LI Fan 1 , WEI Luhua 1 , LI Kai 1 , CHEN Jing 1 , ZHAO Guiping 1 , YANG Xu 1 , WANG Zhaoxia 1

Neural Injury and Functional Reconstruction ›› 2025, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (12) : 718-723.

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Neural Injury and Functional Reconstruction ›› 2025, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (12) : 718-723.

The Diagnostic Value of Oculomotor and Vestibulo-ocular Examinations in Differentiating Progressive Supranuclear Palsy from Parkinson’s Disease

  • LING Xia 1 , WANG Yang 2 , MA Xinyan 3 ,WAN Zhirong 3 , XUE Siru 1 , SUN Yunchuang 1 , LI Fan 1 , WEI Luhua 1 , LI Kai 1 , CHEN Jing 1 , ZHAO Guiping 1 ,YANG Xu 1 , WANG Zhaoxia 1 
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To quantitatively characterize the visuo-oculomotor and vestibulo-oculomotor pathways in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and Parkinson's disease (PD) using video-oculography (VOG), delineate the profile of oculomotor dysfunction in each disorder, and identify parameters with differential diagnostic value. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed vestibulo-ocular reflex suppression (VOG) data from 24 PSP patients and 48 PD patients. The data included measurements of spontaneous nystagmus, gaze holding, saccades, head-shaking test, and the vestibulo-ocular reflex suppression (VORS) test. Results: In PSP patients, the incidence of restricted vertical gaze range, decreased vertical saccadic peak velocity, saccadic hypometria and prolonged latency, horizontal gaze-evoked nystagmus (GEN), horizontal saccade hypometria and reduced velocity, as well as VORS functional abnormalities, were all significantly higher than those in PD patients (P< 0.05 for all). Spontaneous nystagmus was significantly more prevalent in PD patients than that in PSP patients (P= 0.006). The incidence of saccadic intrusions, vertical saccade hypometria, prolonged horizontal saccade latency, and perverted head-shaking nystagmus (pHSN) showed no significant difference between the PSP and PD groups (P>0.05 for all). Conclusion: Oculomotor and vestibulo-ocular assessments holds significant clinical value in differentiating PSP from PD. Specifically, vertical saccade dysfunction and VORS abnormalities serve as critical differential diagnosis indicators for distinguishing between the two conditions.

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progressive supranuclear palsy / Parkinson’s disease / video-oculography / vertical saccade dysfunction / vestibulo-ocular reflex suppression / differential diagnosis

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LING Xia 1 , WANG Yang 2 , MA Xinyan 3 , WAN Zhirong 3 , XUE Siru 1 , SUN Yunchuang 1 , LI Fan 1 , WEI Luhua 1 , LI Kai 1 , CHEN Jing 1 , ZHAO Guiping 1 , YANG Xu 1 , WANG Zhaoxia 1. The Diagnostic Value of Oculomotor and Vestibulo-ocular Examinations in Differentiating Progressive Supranuclear Palsy from Parkinson’s Disease[J]. Neural Injury and Functional Reconstruction. 2025, 20(12): 718-723
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