Motor association cortex activity in Parkinson's disease. A functional MRI study.
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Accession number;99A0183155
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| Title;Motor association cortex activity in Parkinson's disease. A functional MRI study. |
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TADA YUKIKO
(Yamaguchi Univ., Sch. of Med.)
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Journal Title;Clinical Neurology
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Journal Code:Z0689A
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ISSN:0009-918X
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VOL.38;NO.8;PAGE.729-735(1998)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, TBL.3, REF.30 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;Japanese |
| Abstract;Thes purpose of this study was to examine the activation of motor association cortex using functional magnetic resonance imaging(fMRI) in patients with Parkinson's disease(PD) and control subjects during performed hand movements. There were 26 patients with PD (12 patients with Hoehn and Yahr stage I-II, 14 patients with stage III) and 8 control subjects. Functional imaging was performed using a 1.5 tesla MRI system equipped with a single-shot, echo-planar pulse sequence. The significant signal changes were observed within the primary sensorimotor area, the supplementary motor area(SMA), and the parietal association area in both PD and control subjects. In PD subjects, the SMA was less activated than in control subjects; there were significant differences in the number of pixels activated in SMA between control and Yahr III group (p<0.01), and between Yahr I-II and Yahr III group (p<0.01). Our results demonstrated that movement related cerebral activity in the SMA is reduced in PD subjects, consistent with previously published data using other methods. It is well known from anatomical studies that one of the major cortical outputs of the basal ganglia is the SMA. This may explain the hypoactivation of the SMA in PD. Studies using fMRI provide a promising method not only for localizing cortical activation related to voluntary movements but also for investigating pathophysiology of movement disorders. (author abst.) |
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