Brainstem Raphe Alterations in TCS: A Biomarker for Depression and Apathy in Parkinson's Disease Patients

Depression and apathy can both be present in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) while e. g., essential tremor (ET) patients mostly only report depressive symptoms. In PD, depression has been linked with brainstem raphe (BR) signal alterations in transcranial sonography (TCS) but apathy has...

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Main Authors: Daniel Richter, Dirk Woitalla, Siegfried Muhlack, Ralf Gold, Lars Tönges, Christos Krogias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
TCS
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00645/full