Levodopa increases functional connectivity in the cerebellum and brainstem in Parkinson's disease

Brain

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Jech, Robert ^a   Mueller, Karsten ^b   Schroeter, Matthias L ^b,c   Růžička, Evžen ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; LEVODOPA;

ADULT; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84879927102     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awt015     Document Type: Letter

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