Lower levels of uric acid and striatal dopamine in non-tremor dominant Parkinson's disease subtype.

Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who present with tremor and maintain a predominance of tremor have a better prognosis. Similarly, PD patients with high levels of uric acid (UA), a natural neuroprotectant, have also a better disease course. Our aim was to investigate whether PD motor subtypes...

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Main Authors: Ismael Huertas, Silvia Jesús, José Antonio Lojo, Francisco Javier García-Gómez, María Teresa Cáceres-Redondo, Juan Manuel Oropesa-Ruiz, Fátima Carrillo, Laura Vargas-Gonzalez, Juan Francisco Martín Rodríguez, Pilar Gómez-Garre, David García-Solís, Pablo Mir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5373593?pdf=render