Two distinct degenerative types of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neuron in the early stage of parkinsonian disorders

Introduction: The present study characterized the degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons in the early stages of parkinsonian disorders using integrative neuroimaging analysis with neuromelanin-sensitive MRI and 123I-FP-CIT dopamine transporter (DAT) SPECT. Methods: Thirty-one, 30, and 29...

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Main Authors: Tomoya Kawazoe, Keizo Sugaya, Yasuhiro Nakata, Masato Okitsu, Kazushi Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590112524000112