Damaged fiber tracts of the nucleus basalis of Meynert in Parkinson’s disease patients with visual h...
Damaged fiber tracts of the nucleus basalis of Meynert in Parkinson’s disease patients with visual hallucinations
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Damage to fiber tracts connecting the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) to the cerebral cortex may underlie the development of visual hallucinations (VH) in Parkinson’s disease (PD), possibly due to a loss of cholinergic innervation. This was investigated by comparing structural connectivity of the NBM using diffusion tensor imaging in 15 PD patient...
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Damaged fiber tracts of the nucleus basalis of Meynert in Parkinson’s disease patients with visual hallucinations
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5579278
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5579278
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-017-10146-y
