Parkinson's disease subtypes show a specific link between dopaminergic and glucose metabolism in the striatum.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown different clinical and imaging pattern in tremordominant and akinetic-rigid Parkinson's disease (PD) subtypes. The association between dopaminergic and glucose metabolism has in contrast not been investigated yet. Therefore, this study compared PD subtype...

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Main Authors: Carsten Eggers, Frank Schwartz, David J Pedrosa, Lutz Kracht, Lars Timmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4029550?pdf=render