Is Diffusion Tensor Imaging a Good Biomarker for Early Parkinson's Disease?

Is Diffusion Tensor Imaging a Good Biomarker for Early Parkinson's Disease?

Objectives: To assess white matter abnormalities in Parkinson's disease (PD).Methods: A hundred and thirty-two patients with PD (mean age 60.93 years; average disease duration 7.8 years) and 137 healthy controls (HC; mean age 57.8 years) underwent the same MRI protocol. Patients were assessed b...

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Main Authors: Rachel P. Guimarães, Brunno M. Campos, Thiago J. de Rezende, Luiza Piovesana, Paula C. Azevedo, Augusto C. Amato-Filho, Fernando Cendes, Anelyssa D'Abreu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Parkinson's disease
movement disorders
neuroimaging
diffusion tensor imaging
magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00626/full

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