Magnetic resonance imaging correlates of neuronal degeneration of brain stem nuclei in Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterised by a loss of pigmented dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) pars compacta and loss of pigmented noradrenergic neurons in the locus coeruleus (LC). Diagnosing PD can be challenging, especially in the early...

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Main Author: Schwarz, Stefan Theodor
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37023/