Cognitive Performance Patterns in Healthy Individuals with Substantia Nigra Hyperechogenicity and Early Parkinson’s Disease

Introduction: Hyperechogenicity of the substantia nigra (SN+) is a risk marker for Parkinson’s disease (PD) which can be detected before the diagnosis. In healthy individuals, SN+ has been associated with slight deficits in specific cognitive functions, suggesting cognitive impairment as a possible...

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Main Authors: Yilmaz, Rezzak, Gräber, Susanne, Roeben, Benjamin, Suenkel, Ulrike, von Thaler, Anna-Katharina, Heinzel, Sebastian, Metzger, Florian G., Eschweiler, Gerhard W., Maetzler, Walter, Berg, Daniela, Liepelt-Scarfone, Inga
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5108760/