Impaired long contact white matter fibers integrity is related to depression in Parkinson's disease.

CONCLUSIONS: This study suggested depression in PD was related to impaired white matter integrity especially the long contact fibers in the left hemisphere. These findings may be helpful for further understanding the potential mechanisms underlying depression in PD. PMID: 29125694 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29125694?dopt=Abstract

Source: CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics - November 10, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Wu JY, Zhang Y, Wu WB, Hu G, Xu Y Tags: CNS Neurosci Ther Source Type: research