Clinical Utility of Skin Biopsy in Differentiating between Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple System Atrophy

Background. It is often difficult to differentiate Parkinson’s disease (PD) from multiple system atrophy (MSA), especially in their early stages. Objectives. To examine the clinical utility of histopathological analysis of biopsied skin from the chest wall and/or leg in differentiating between the t...

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Main Authors: Rie Haga, Kazuhiro Sugimoto, Haruo Nishijima, Yasuo Miki, Chieko Suzuki, Koichi Wakabayashi, Masayuki Baba, Soroku Yagihashi, Masahiko Tomiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Parkinson's Disease
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/167038