| Literature DB >> 17334978 |
Nils Kickler1, Paul Krack, Valérie Fraix, Jean-François Lebas, Laurent Lamalle, Franck Durif, Alexandre Krainik, Chantal Rémy, Christoph Segebarth, Pierre Pollak.
Abstract
Loss of nigral dopamine neurons in Parkinson's disease induces abnormal activation of glutamate systems in the basal ganglia. The purpose of this study was to assess these changes in the lentiform nucleus using MRS with optimized glutamate sensitivity (TE-averaged method). Ten patients with Parkinson's disease and 10 healthy controls were examined. Compared with healthy controls, no significant differences in glutamate were measured in patients, but a trend to lower total creatine was observed.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17334978 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1141
Source DB: PubMed Journal: NMR Biomed ISSN: 0952-3480 Impact factor: 4.044