Are the Symptoms of Parkinsonism Cortical in Origin?

We present three reasons to suspect that the major deleterious consequence of dopamine loss from the striatum is a cortical malfunction. We suggest that it is cortex, rather than striatum, that should be considered as the source of the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) since: 1....

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Main Authors: Gordon W. Arbuthnott, Marianela Garcia-Munoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2001037016300654