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Cerebellothalamocortical connectivity regulates penetrance in dystonia.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 5 Aug 2009
Argyelan Miklos, Carbon Maren, Niethammer Martin, Ulug Aziz M, Voss Henning U, Bressman Susan B, Dhawan Vijay, Eidelberg David
Abstract excerpt
Dystonia is a brain disorder characterized by sustained involuntary muscle contractions. It is typically inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with incomplete penetrance. While lacking clear degenerative neuropathology, primary dystonia is thought to involve microstructural and functional changes in neuronal circuitry. In the current study, we used magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging and probabilistic...
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