| Literature DB >> 3625215 |
R T Brown, R J Polinsky, G Di Chiro, B Pastakia, L Wener, J T Simmons.
Abstract
A significant rank correlation between rigidity and putaminal signal dropout on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with multiple system atrophy suggests that putaminal degeneration may cause this clinical finding. Absence of putaminal abnormalities on MRI in patients with pure autonomic failure may prove useful in differentiating these two autonomic disorders.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3625215 PMCID: PMC1032132 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.50.7.913
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN: 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154