Damaged fiber tracts of the nucleus basalis of Meynert in Parkinson's disease patients with visual hallucinations.
Damage to fiber tracts connecting the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) to the cerebral cortex may underlie the development of visual hallucinations (VH) in Parkinson's disease (PD), possibly due to a loss of cholinergic innervation. This was investigated by comparing structural connectivity of...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017
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