Atrophy of the Vagus Nerve in Parkinson's Disease Revealed by High-Resolution Ultrasonography

Atrophy of the Vagus Nerve in Parkinson's Disease Revealed by High-Resolution Ultrasonography

Background: The vagus nerve has been suggested to represent one major route of disease progression in Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, we examined whether patients with idiopathic PD exhibit an atrophy of the vagus nerve in comparison to age-matched controls.Methods: In this cross-sectional stud...

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Main Authors: Uwe Walter, Panagiota Tsiberidou, Maxi Kersten, Alexander Storch, Matthias Löhle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Parkinson's disease
vagus nerve
accessory nerve
phrenic nerve
ultrasound
non-motor symptoms
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00805/full

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