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Atrophy of the Vagus Nerve in Parkinson's Disease Revealed by High-Resolution Ultrasonography

Background: The vagus nerve has been suggested to represent one major route of disease progression in Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, we examined whether patients with idiopathic PD exhibit an atrophy of the vagus nerve in comparison to age-matched controls. Methods: In this cross-sectional stu...

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Autores principales: Walter, Uwe, Tsiberidou, Panagiota, Kersten, Maxi, Storch, Alexander, Löhle, Matthias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6170613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30319534
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.00805