Nigrostriatal dysfunction in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 301, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 12-13

  Park, Hee Kyung ^a   Lim, Young Min ^b   Kim, Jae Seung ^b   Lee, Myoung C ^c   Kim, Seung Min ^b   Kim, Bum Joon ^b   Kim, Kwang Kuk ^b  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Cheongshim International Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Parkinson's disease; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; PRAMIPEXOLE; RILUZOLE; ROPINIROLE;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSONISM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CORPUS STRIATUM; FLUORINE RADIOISOTOPES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; PUTAMEN; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TREMOR; TROPANES;

EID: 78751575560     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.11.017     Document Type: Article

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