Parkinson's Disease: Clinical Signs and Symptoms, Neural Mechanisms, Positron Emission Tomography, and Therapeutic Interventions

Parkinson's disease is one of the most frequent neurodegenerative brain diseases. Its time course is slow and is characterized by progressive loss of dopaminergic and other brainstem neurons resulting in malfunctioning of the cerebral neuronal systems responsible for motor functions. The clinic...

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Main Authors: K. L. Leenders, W. H. Oertel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2001-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/NP.2001.99