Inter-hemispheric asymmetry of nigrostriatal dopaminergic lesion. A possible compensatory mechanism in Parkinson’s disease

Inter-hemispheric asymmetry of nigrostriatal dopaminergic lesion. A possible compensatory mechanism in Parkinson’s disease

The onset of Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by focal motor features in one body part, which are usually correlated with greater dopaminergic depletion in the contralateral posterior putamen. The role of dopamine (DA) hemispheric differences in the onset and progression of motor sympt...

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Main Authors: Javier eBlesa, Carlos eJuri, Miguel Ángel eGarcía-Cabezas, Rebeca eAdánez, Miguel Ángel eSánchez-González, Carmen eCavada, José A. eObeso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
Subjects:
Parkinson's disease
PET
18F-DOPA
compensatory mechanisms
dopaminergic
MPTP
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2011.00092/full

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