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Genetic factors influencing frontostriatal dysfunction and the development of dementia in Parkinson's disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Huertas Ismael, Jesús Silvia, García-Gómez Francisco Javier, Lojo José Antonio, Bernal-Bernal Inmaculada, Bonilla-Toribio Marta, Martín-Rodriguez Juan Francisco, García-Solís David, Gómez-Garre Pilar, Mir Pablo
Abstract excerpt
The dual syndrome hypothesis for cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD) establishes a dichotomy between a frontrostriatal dopamine-mediated syndrome, which leads to executive deficits, and a posterior cortical syndrome, which leads to dementia. Certain genes have been linked to these syndromes although the exact contribution is still controversial. The study's objective was to investigate the role of...
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