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An FP-CIT PET comparison of the difference in dopaminergic neuronal loss in subtypes of early Parkinson's disease.
Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) - 1 Apr 2014
Song In-Uk, Chung Yong-An, Oh Jin-Kyoung, Chung Sung-Woo
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BACKGROUND: Patients with tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease (PD) have slower disease progression, show less cognitive decline, and have more favorable outcomes than patients with non-tremor PD. However, the pathophysiology of PD tremor remains unclear. Whether there are differences in nigrostriatal dopaminergic dysfunction between the two PD subtypes is unknown. PURPOSE: To evaluate the differences in regional...
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