White matter damage and systemic inflammation in Parkinson’s disease

White matter damage and systemic inflammation in Parkinson’s disease

Abstract Background Systemic inflammation and white matter (WM) alterations have been noted as effects of Parkinson’s disease (PD). This study sought to evaluate WM integrity in PD patients using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and to assess its relationship with systemic inflammation. Methods Sixty-...

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Main Authors: Pi-Ling Chiang, Hsiu-Ling Chen, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Pei-Chin Chen, Meng-Hsiang Chen, I.-Hsiao Yang, Nai-Wen Tsai, Wei-Che Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Subjects:
Systemic inflammation
White matter damage
Diffusion tensor imaging
Parkinson’s disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12868-017-0367-y

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