Cognitive performance patterns in healthy individuals with substantia nigra hyperechogenicity and early Parkinson’s disease

Cognitive performance patterns in healthy individuals with substantia nigra hyperechogenicity and early Parkinson’s disease

Introduction: Hyperechogenicity of the substantia nigra (SN+) is a risk marker for Parkinson’s disease (PD) which can be detected before the diagnosis. In healthy individuals, SN+ has been associated with slight deficits in specific cognitive functions, suggesting cognitive impairment as a possible...

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Main Authors: Rezzak Yilmaz, Susanne Gräber, Benjamin Roeben, Ulrike Suenkel, Anna-Katharina von Thaler, Sebastian Heinzel, Florian G. Metzger, Gerhard W. Eschweiler, Walter Maetzler, Daniela Berg, Inga Liepelt-Scarfone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Cognition
Parkinson’s disease
prodromal Parkinson’s disease
Transcranial sonography
Substantia nigra hyperechogenicity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2016.00271/full

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