Substantia nigra nigrosome-1 imaging correlates with the severity of motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease
Journal
Journal of the neurological sciences
Journal Volume
451
Pages
120731
Date Issued
2023-08-15
Author(s)
Chu, Yung-Tsai
Yu, Chin-Feng
Fan, Sung-Pin
Chiu, Shu-I
Abstract
Nigrosome-1 imaging has been used for assisting the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD). We aimed to examine the diagnostic performance of loss of nigrosome-1 in PD and the correlation between the size of the nigrosome-1 and motor severity of PD.
Type
journal article