06Sep

The changing tree in Parkinson’s disease

Nature Neuroscience 18, 1196 (2015).
doi:10.1038/nn.4092

Authors: Paolo Calabresi & Massimiliano Di Filippo

Dopamine loss in Parkinson's disease affects not only the basal ganglia, but also motor cortex, causing a surprising increase of spine turnover in the cortical dendritic tree and altering synaptic plasticity and memory retention.

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[Review] CSF and blood biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease

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22Apr

Parkinson’s disease patient: ‘I can walk… it’s really helped me’

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