Longitudinal degeneration of the basal forebrain predicts subsequent dementia in Parkinson's disease
Author(s) -
Joana B. Pereira,
Sara Hall,
Mattis Jalakas,
Michel J. Grothe,
Olof Strandberg,
Erik Stomrud,
Eric Westman,
Danielle van Westen,
Oskar Hansson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neurobiology of disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.205
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1095-953X
pISSN - 0969-9961
DOI - 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.104831
Subject(s) - basal forebrain , degeneration (medical) , parkinson's disease , neuroscience , dementia , basal ganglia , disease , psychology , basal (medicine) , forebrain , medicine , central nervous system , pathology , insulin
Atrophy of Ch4 precedes and predicts future dementia in PD and is followed by changes in Ch1/Ch2, reflecting a posterior-anterior pattern of basal forebrain atrophy. This pattern could be used to track the spread of cholinergic degeneration and identify patients at risk of developing dementia.
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