The Influence of White Matter Hyperintensities on the Clinical Features of Parkinson's Disease

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 50-55

  Sohn, Young Ho ^a   Kim, Jin Soo ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aging; Levodopa; Magnetic resonance imaging; Parkinson's disease; White matter

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE;

AGED; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 0031989995     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.1.50     Document Type: Article

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