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PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS
Volume 50, Issue -, Pages 113-116Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.02.026
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Idiopathic smell loss; Substantia nigra; Fractional anisotropy; Parkinson's disease
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Introduction: Individuals with unexplained smell loss constitute an at-risk population for the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). Currently, no specific MRI patterns are known for early PD diagnosis. In this study, we measured the fractional anisotropy (FA) in the substantia nigra (SN) in PD patients, in patients with idiopathic smell loss, and in healthy controls. Methods: All subjects underwent extensive olfactory testing and MR imaging data were obtained to explore SN diffusion characteristics. The SN regions were manually identified by two independent raters on the individual imaging data. Results: FA measurements in the SN revealed significant group differences, with reduced values clearly distinguishing PD patients and patients with idiopathic smell loss from healthy controls. Conclusion: These findings indicate a reduced intrinsic integrity of the SN in PD at-risk subjects and support the risk status of patients with idiopathic smell loss. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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