Presynaptic nigrostriatal function in genetically tested asymptomatic relatives from the pallido-ponto-nigral degeneration family

Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1588-1590

  Kishore, A ^b   Wszolek, Z K ^b   Snow, B J ^b   De La Fuente Fernandez, R ^b   Arwert, F ^b   Wijker, M ^b   Schulzer, M ^b   Calne, D B ^a   Vingerhoets, F J G ^b  

^a Neurodegenerative Disorders Centre   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BASAL GANGLION; CHROMOSOME 17Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; GENETIC LINKAGE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; PARKINSONISM; PONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029730805     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.6.1588     Document Type: Article

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