The relevance of the Lewy body to the pathogenesis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 954-955

  Lees, Andrew John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LEWY BODY; NOTE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSONISM; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA PARS COMPACTA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; NEUROLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LEWY BODIES; NEUROLOGY; PARKINSON DISEASE; TISSUE BANKS;

EID: 84866176719     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-302969     Document Type: Note

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