Substantia nigra echogenicity is normal in non-extrapyramidal cerebral disorders but increased in Parkinson's disease

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-196

  Walter, U ^a   Wittstock, M ^a   Benecke, R ^a   Dressler, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Parkinson's disease; Substantia nigra hyperechogenicity; Transcranial sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CORPUS STRIATUM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS; THIRD VENTRICLE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0036189212     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020200015     Document Type: Article

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