Alterations of Myelin Content in Parkinson's Disease: A Cross-Sectional Neuroimaging Study.

Alterations to myelin may be a core pathological feature of neurodegenerative diseases. Although white matter microstructural differences have been described in Parkinson's disease (PD), it is unknown whether such differences include alterations of the brain's myelin content. Thus, the obj...

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Main Authors: Douglas C Dean, Jitka Sojkova, Samuel Hurley, Steven Kecskemeti, Ozioma Okonkwo, Barbara B Bendlin, Frances Theisen, Sterling C Johnson, Andrew L Alexander, Catherine L Gallagher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163774