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Impaired learning and memory in Pitx3 deficient aphakia mice: a genetic model for striatum-dependent cognitive symptoms in Parkinson's disease.
Neurobiology of disease - 1 Sept 2008
Ardayfio Paul, Moon Jisook, Leung Ka Ka Amanda, Youn-Hwang Dong, Kim Kwang-Soo
Abstract excerpt
Disorders of the basal ganglia such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and Huntington's disease are commonly thought of primarily as motor disorders; however, the cognitive symptoms of these diseases such as executive dysfunction, learning, memory and attention deficits are prominent and often more disabling than the hallmark motor symptoms. Cognitive features of PD are often neglected in preclinical studies of PD,...
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