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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Main Authors: Hepp, D, Foncke, E, Berendse, H, Wassenaar, T, Olde Dubbelink, K, Groenewegen, H, D J van de Berg, W, Schoonheim, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017