Pedunculopontine Nucleus Degeneration Contributes to Both Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

Pedunculopontine Nucleus Degeneration Contributes to Both Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by hypokinetic motor features; however, patients also display non-motor symptoms like sleep disorders. The standard treatment for PD is dopamine replacement with L-DOPA; however, symptoms including gait deficits and sleep disorde...

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Main Authors: Nicole Elaine Chambers, Kathryn Lanza, Christopher Bishop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Parkinson’s disease
pedunculopontine nucleus
neurodegeneration
gait deficits
non-motor symptoms
REM sleep behavior disorder
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2019.01494/full

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