Axonal Degeneration of the Vagus Nerve in Parkinson's Disease—A High-Resolution Ultrasound Study

Axonal Degeneration of the Vagus Nerve in Parkinson's Disease—A High-Resolution Ultrasound Study

Background: Recent histopathological studies revealed degeneration of the dorsal motor nucleus early in the course of Parkinson's disease (PD). Degeneration of the vagus nerve (VN) axons following neurodegeneration of brainstem vagal nuclei should be detectable by high-resolution ultrasound (HR...

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Main Authors: Johann Otto Pelz, Elena Belau, Christopher Fricke, Joseph Classen, David Weise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Parkinson's disease
vagus nerve
high-resolution ultrasound
atrophy
axonal degeneration
non-motor symptoms
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00951/full

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