Alpha-synuclein pathology does not predict extrapyramidal symptoms or dementia

Intracytoplasmic aggregation of α-synuclein protein as Lewy bodies in the brainstem neurons is diagnostic for Parkinson's disease, whereas if this process also occurs in the cortical neurons, it is considered pathognomonic for dementia with Lewy bodies. However, the link between α-synuclein inc...

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Auteurs principaux: Parkkinen, L, Kauppinen, T, Pirttilä, T, Autere, J, Alafuzoff, I
Format: Journal article
Publié: Wiley 2004