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Gray Matter Volume Loss in Proposed Brain‐First and Body‐First Parkinson's Disease Subtypes

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α‐Synuclein pathology is associated with neuronal degeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD) and considered to sequentially spread across the brain (Braak stages). According to a new hypothesis of distinct α‐synuclein spreading… Click to show full abstract

α‐Synuclein pathology is associated with neuronal degeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD) and considered to sequentially spread across the brain (Braak stages). According to a new hypothesis of distinct α‐synuclein spreading directions based on the initial site of pathology, the “brain‐first” spreading subtype would be associated with a more asymmetric cerebral and nigrostriatal pathology than the “body‐first” subtype.

Keywords: brain first; parkinson disease; brain; pathology; body first

Journal Title: Movement Disorders
Year Published: 2022

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